In the pop-up window that appears, enter the password you want to use. Under the Archive format, choose the RAR radio button (or ZIP). The Archive name and parameters window appears. Right-click the folder you want and choose Add to archive from the context menu that appears.

If you don't want to hide file names, you are still free to use the ZIP format. If you don't encrypt file names, anyone can see the file and folder names within a password-protected ZIP file, but can't extract or view content without entering the password.

If you want to encrypt the file names, you need to use the RAR archive format instead of ZIP. Click on the following link and follow the instructions if you don't have Winrar installed on your computer. To create a ZIP file, we need third-party archiving software like WinRAR. We will also look at how to add a password to an existing ZIP (or WinRAR) file. In the following tutorial, you will learn how to create a password-protected ZIP file in Windows 10/11. How To Create a Password Protected Zip File in Windows 10/11

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