RELATED: How to Secure Sensitive Files on Your PC with VeraCrypt It works on Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, and even XP. VeraCrypt is a free and open-source tool you can use to enable full-disk encryption on any Windows PC. Of course, this doesn’t protect you against malware that attacks your PC while it’s running-just against someone stealing your PC or its hard drive and trying to view your files. Even if someone gains access to your physical hard drive, they’ll need your password (or key file) to actually see what you have on the drive. It scrambles your files into random-looking gibberish and you need a secret key to access them. RELATED: How to Enable Full-Disk Encryption on Windows 10Įncryption is the best way to ensure attackers can’t read your files. If you’d rather not, you can use the free and open-source VeraCrypt software to get full-disk encryption on any version of Windows. Some Windows 10 devices ship with “Device Encryption”, but other PCs require you to pay another $99 to get BitLocker on Windows Pro for full-disk encryption.
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