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That’s it! The next time your PC reboots and opens, you can try again to encrypt the files by right-clicking, clic king on Properties -> Advanced, and you will observe that the Encrypt Contents to Secure Data won’t be grayed out anymore. So, close Command Prompt and Restart the PC.

The command prompt will now prompt, and you will have to reboot the PC for the changes to take effect.

When command prompt comes, right click and run it as administrator.

Press the Windows key and in the search bar, type cmd.

It’s a simple command, and once you do that EFS will be enabled and Encrypt Contents to Secure Data will not be grayed out anymore. Fix Encrypt Contents to Secure Data Problem using Command LineĮFS can also be enabled with the Command Line in Windows.

Double Click the File System key and it will expand in the right-hand sideĢ.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem

In the Registry Editor Window, find the following path:.

In Run, type regedit to open the registry window.

This can happen to any PC and is easily repairable.

This is an extremely common reason for the Encrypt Contents to Secure Data being grayed out, that the registry values are incorrect. There are many ways by which you can fix this problem. How to Fix “Encrypt Contents to Secure Data” Option Greyed Out Note: EFS will not work and you won’t be able to encrypt the contents if the File System is not NTFS In this article, we will be looking at popular fixes that have worked for the majority of users. However, this option is grayed out for a lot of users, and they don’t know how to enable. This helps secure your privacy.ĮFS is very easy to use, all you have to is right click on the file/folder, select properties, click on Advanced and check the Encrypt Contents to Secure Data Option. EFS is an extremely useful tool that helps you encrypt and secure your files in such a way that only your Windows account shall be able to access them. Microsoft provides Encrypted File System in all editions of Windows 10, except Home Edition. How to Enable Grayed out ‘Encrypt Contents to Secure Data’ Button Fix Encrypt Contents to Secure Data Problem using Command Line

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