How To Enable Encrypt Content To Secure Data?

Asked By Norton Gerken 0 points N/A Posted on - 07/02/2020

I recently found out that we have an option called encrypt content to secure data in Windows 10. I was exploring it and found out it was greyed in my computer. How can I enable it?

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Answered By Wright Birkholz 5 points N/A #332083

How To Enable Encrypt Content To Secure Data?

To enable encrypt content to secure data option, you have to use your administrator account.

Follow these steps –

1 – Press Window + R to open the run dialogue box.

2 – Type “regedit” and hit enter.

3 – Find HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE and expand it.

4 – Find System and expand it.

5 – Find CurrentControlSet and expand it.

6 – Find Control and expand it.

7 – Find FileSystem and click on it. The screen looks like –

8 – Double click on NtfsDisableEncryption.

9 – Change the value from 0 to 1.

10 – Click, Ok.

11 – Restart the PC.

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