How to enable the Security Tab in Properties window

Windows XP and other new operating systems support NTFS. NTFS provides a great security level upto files. you may protect your files, directories and drives by making them private or unaccessible for other users. for this you need a security option in properties of any folder/directory/drive which is not enab;ed by default. to enable it use following simple steps:

For security settings you need drive with NTFS support. if it is FAT then convert it by using "Convert" Command. Convert Command can be used as:




1. Open My Computer
2. Select Tools>>Folder Options.
3. Select View Tab
4. In View Tab Select Advanced (If given), otherwise uncheck the "simple file sharing(Recommended)" option from the options given below in dialog box or advanced dialog box(if it is available).
5. Click OK.

Security Tab is available now and you can appy security settings.

How to make the Drive/Folder/File Private in Windows XP

Windows XP or the operating systems supporting NTFS may provide a file level security. you can make the drives, folders and files unaccessible in other accounts. For this here are some very simple steps:
1. Right Click on the Folder/Drive/File , that you want to make private.
2. Select the Properties.
3. Select the Security Tab from the dialog Box opened. (If there is no such tab then enable it by using steps given other blog entry)
4. In the security tab remove the users that you dont want to permit to see those files(Do not Remove Administrators and system Users).
5. Remove the Authenticated users also (this group contain all users(limited and simple)).
Now your folder/file/drive is private and no other user can access it.