Unable to Encrypt folder data In Windows

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Unable to Encrypt folder data In Windows

1. Press Windows Key + R combination, type put regedit in Run dialog box and hit Enter to open the Registry Editor.



2. In the left pane of Registry Editor, navigate to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem

3. In the right pane of above shown window, look for the NtfsDisableEncryption named registry DWORD (REG_DWORD), since you’re facing the issue, you’ll find that this DWORD having its Value data set to 1. Double click on the same DWORD to modify:


4. In the above shown window, change the Value data to 0. Click OK. You may now close the Registry Editor and reboot to get fixed.