Password protect USB Flash Drive
USB Safeguard is a portable freeware that lets you lock you pen drive and make it write-protected. This will help prevent access to your removable drives should you ever misplace it and keep your data, safe and hidden. The software works by encrypting your data using the AES 256 bits encryption algorithm. Password Protect your USB Drive using USB safeguard! The main purpose of using a USB pen drive is that you can bring your data with you wherever you go. But if you lose your USB pen drive your data also lose. To lock up your USB Drive, simply enter your password and click on Lock. You will of course be asked to set up a password first.
To unlock the pen drive, enter your password and click on Unlock. This will make your data accessible.
Clicking on ALT+K will open the Windows on-screen keyboard. This option can be used if you suspect that there is a keylogger installed on the computer you’re using or if you are using someone else’s computer.
How do I password protect a USB drive?
Many tools are available in the market to password protect a USB drive on Windows 11 and Windows 10 computers. However, if you need freeware, which does the job pretty well and without lag, you can check out USB Safeguard. It is very easy to use, and you do not need to install any browser toolbar or adware to get started with this tool. Read: USB Repair Tools to help you fix external drive errors.
Can you lock a flash drive with a password?
Yes, you can lock a flash drive with a password on your Windows 11/10 PC. For that, tons of free apps are available. For example, you can start using USB Safeguard, as mentioned in the article. It lets you install the app on the USB drive and password protect it accordingly. There is one caveat, however! The free version of USB Safeguard works with USB Drives of up to 2 GB size only. So for pen drives with a higher memory, you will have to pay and use its Pro version. You may therefore also want to have a look at free utilities like Rohos, TrueCrypt, and Cryptainer LE, which will help you password protect your removable media. If you know of any more such free software which protects USB Drives of any capacity, please do share below in the comments. Of course, if you are using Windows 10/8/7, you can always encrypt removable media using its inbuilt BitLocker To Go feature. Phrozen Safe USB, KASHU USB Flash Security, USB Disabler are other related freeware that you may want to check out. Here is a list of links to posts that will show you how to password protect documents, files, folders, programs, etc in Windows.
