How to Hide & Lock Photos in Windows 10 in 2020

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Written By Larious

Larious is the Executive Editor of LowkeyTech. He is a tech enthusiast and a content writer. 

 

 

 

 

Last Updated on November 6, 2020 by Larious


Let’s admit, we all have some private photos stored on our laptop/computer that we don’t want to share with others. However, there are times when we just have to lend our personal laptop to others. No matter what kind of content you keep on your computer, you will always find reasons to hide certain files, folders, or photos.

Although you can easily hide files and folders by using vault apps, what about the photos & videos? The Windows 10 operating system allows users to hide files & folders, but hiding isn’t really as secure as password protection.

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Methods to Lock Photos in Windows 10

When it comes to protecting private photos & videos, password protection is always the best option. So, in this article, we have decided to share a detailed guide on how to hide and lock photos on Windows 10. You can implement the two methods to hide other file types also like PDF files, Video files, Document Files, etc. Let’s check out.

1st Method: Hide Photos On Windows 10 Using Hidden Feature

Windows 10 operating system allows you to hide files & folders. For that, you don’t even need to install any additional app. Just follow the simple steps given below.

Step 1. First of all, locate the photo that you want to hide.

Step 2. Right-click on the photo and select ‘Properties’

select 'Properties'

Step 3. Under the Attributes, select ‘Hidden’

select 'Hidden'select 'Hidden'

Step 4. Once done, click on the ‘Ok’ button.

Step 5. The photo will be hidden. To bring back the photo, click on the ‘File > Change Folder and search options’.

click on the 'File > Change Folder and search options'click on the 'File > Change Folder and search options'

Step 6. Now select the ‘View’ tab and enable the ‘Show hidden files, folders and drives’

enable the 'Show hidden files, folders and drives'enable the 'Show hidden files, folders and drives'

Step 7. To unhide the photo, select ‘Read-only’ under the photo attributes.

select 'Read-only' under the photo attributesselect 'Read-only' under the photo attributes

That’s it! You are done. This is how you can easily hide photos on Windows 10.

2nd Method: Lock or Hide Photos On Windows 10 Using CMD

To lock photos on Windows 10, you need to follow some of the simple steps given below. The process is going to be lengthy, so make sure to follow each step carefully.

Step 1. First of all, right-click inside the folder which you want to hide and select New > Text Document.

select New > Text Documentselect New > Text Document

Step 2. Name the text file whatever you want. Now paste the below text into the text file.

cls
@ECHO OFF
title Folder Locker
if EXIST “Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}” goto UNLOCK
if NOT EXIST Locker goto MDLOCKER
:CONFIRM
echo Are you sure u want to Lock the folder(Y/N)
set/p “cho=>”
if %cho%==Y goto LOCK
if %cho%==y goto LOCK
if %cho%==n goto END
if %cho%==N goto END
echo Invalid choice.
goto CONFIRM
:LOCK
ren Locker “Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}”
attrib +h +s “Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}”
echo Folder locked
goto End
:UNLOCK
echo Enter password to Unlock folder
set/p “pass=>”
if NOT %pass%==Techviral goto FAIL
attrib -h -s “Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}”
ren “Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}” Locker
echo Folder Unlocked successfully
goto End
:FAIL
echo Invalid password
goto end
:MDLOCKER
md Locker
echo Locker created successfully
goto End
:End

Note: Replace ‘Techviral’ with the password you want to set.

Replace the textReplace the text

Step 3. Once done, click on File > Save As. Under the Save as type, select ‘All Files’ and name the file name to ‘Folderlock.bat’

Save the file as 'Folderlock.bat'Save the file as 'Folderlock.bat'

Step 4. Once done, click on the ‘Save’ button.

Step 5. Now double click on the FolderLock file to enable the folder lock.

double click on the FolderLockdouble click on the FolderLock

Step 6. Now you will find a new ‘Locker’ folder. Simply move the files that you want to lock on the Locker folder.

Locker folderLocker folder

Step 7. Once done, double click on the ‘Folderlock’ file.

Step 8. It will open a command prompt window, just type in ‘Y’ and hit Enter. The Locker folder will disappear.

Type 'Y' to lock the folderType 'Y' to lock the folder

Step 9. To bring the folder back, double click on the ‘FolderLocker’ and enter the password that you have set.

Enter the password to unlock the folderEnter the password to unlock the folder

That’s it! You are done. This is how you can lock folders in Windows 10. You can store your private photos inside the Locker folder to lock the photos.

So, this article is all about how to hide and lock photos on Windows 10. I hope this article helped you! Please share it with your friends also.

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