
WinZip will ask for a password and then encrypt all files currently in the Zip file.
Right-click on the Zip file you wish to password protect. zip(x): (quicker) Create a Zip file using the default compression method with a name as displayed in the menu you cannot specify other options with this method. Add/Move to Zip file: (quick) To specify your own Zip file name, compression type, encryption, and/or choose conversion options. In the WinZip submenu of the context menu that displays, choose either:. Find and highlight (select) the files and/or folders you would like to zip. You will need a third-party application such as WinZip or 7-Zip to apply a password to the compressed folder. Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10 do not provide any features for password-protecting files or folders.
You can hold CTRL and click on several files if more than one is needed.
Right-click on a file to pull up the options menu. To Zip files using Windows Compressed Folders: Description: Create ZIP files and password-protect them using Windows compressed folders or WinZip with the steps below.