Panic mode activated – you’re sending an important folder of pictures via email but the files are too large to send. Or maybe it’s your computer storage that’s the issue, but you just can’t seem to ...

Are you trying to open a password-protected PDF or ZIP file? Then, you already know how frustrating it can be. You try out different tools, and the result is a ...

Password-protected ZIP archives are common means of compressing and sharing sets of files—from sensitive documents to malware samples to even malicious files (i.e. phishing "invoices" in emails). But, ...

On Windows 11/10 PCs, most users set up an admin/login password to prevent others from accessing their computers without their knowledge; however, this may not be enough if we need to protect ...

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While Windows doesn't give you the ability to create encrypted ZIP files, software like 7Zip does. If you choose the standard ZIP encryption (weak encryption) when making the ZIP file, then Windows ...