How to Make a Password Protected ZIP File - Encrypted & Locked - WinZip Tutorial

WinZip is one of the most used compression tools for Windows 10. Of course, WinZip can help you easily compress folders or files into one compressed file. Here are the steps to password protect a file that you want to zip using WinZip.

1. First, download WinZip from this site and install it on your computer.

2. Once installed, launch it.

3. In the top options pane, click Create/Share. Make sure activate the Encrypt option in the right ACTIONS menu.

4. Drag a file from the navigator menu on the right into the NewZip.zip center space.

5. When a file is dragged, the set your password window will pop up.

6. After setting your password, you also will need to set the encryption setting.

That’s it! Now you have a military-grade encrypted, password protect your zipped file.