using a PDF password – in this case I have to go one by oneĢ. The problem is that I have to encrypt the mail, or protect the file with a password, or protect the mail with a password, because the file is confidential to each user.ġ. I have written the excel code in VBA for creating an e-mail to each person, attach the file and write a body. It shows me a message: “Recovery privacy policy configured for this system contains invalid recovery certificate”Īnd I don’t know if you can help… I have a folder full of PDF files, and I have to send a PDF file to each person in a list. Backing it up only takes a few minutes so please don’t skip this next step. is an important next step in the event of a hard disk corruption or other scenario where you lose your EFS Certificate on your system. Before you move on however there is one more thing you should do before you start encrypting your entire hard drive with EFS - Backup your EFS Private Key Certificate.īacking up your EFS Cert. Very simple and very easy just as I promised. Because the encrypting key is associated to your Windows account and password, your data will be safe even if the data is ripped or your password hard reset.
I also recommend using EFS to encrypt sensitive data to protect you against the theft or sale of your PC. If you’re encrypting a folder, Windows will ask if you want to encrypt just the single folder or all subfolders and files in the folder.Ĭlick the radio button that works for you and click OK.īy default, after encrypting a file or folder with Windows EFS, it will turn green as shown below.īecause I chose to encrypt all subfolders and files, notice how they are also encrypted (green) as well. Right-Click the Folder or File you wish to encrypt and click Properties.Ĭheck the box Encrypt contents to secure data and click OK. If you’re unsure what version of Windows you’re running, just launch Winver.exe which is built into all versions of Windows. Note: Similar to BitLocker, Windows EFS is only supported with the Pro and Enterprise versions of Windows 8.1, Windows 8 and Windows 7. Although the screenshots and steps below are taken from Windows 8, the steps are the same for Windows 7 and Windows XP. Very handy if you want to keep certain files or folders private – and because EFS is built-in seamlessly to Windows, you won’t even notice it most of the time. Although other users on the same computer might be able to see your files, they will be unable to open them – including Administrators. Once a file is encrypted using EFS, it can only be accessed by the Windows login that encrypted the file. Before I review those steps however, here’s a brief summary on what EFS is and why you should enable it on sensitive or private files.ĮFS is a built-in Encryption service which is built into Windows since the days of Windows XP.
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