How to Set Password in Notepad: A Simple Guide

Notepad is a basic text editor that comes with Windows operating system. While it doesn't natively support password protection, you can still add a layer of security by encrypting the text within a Notepad file.

Step-by-Step Guide to Set Password in Notepad:

1. Open Notepad on your computer.
2. Type or paste the text that you want to protect.
3. Go to 'File' and select 'Save As'.
4. Choose a location to save the file.
5. Before saving, change the 'Save as type' to 'All Files'.
6. Set the file name with a .bat extension (e.g., securefile.bat).
7. Click on 'Save'.
8. Now, open File Explorer, locate the saved .bat file, and right-click on it.
9. Select 'Edit' to open the file in Notepad.
10. Copy and paste the following code in the file:
    @ECHO OFF
    title Folder Private
    if EXIST 'Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}' goto UNLOCK
    if NOT EXIST Private goto MDLOCKER
    :CONFIRM
    echo Are you sure you want to lock the folder(Y/N)
    set/p 'cho='
    if %cho%==Y goto LOCK
    if %cho%==y goto LOCK
    if %cho%==n goto END
    if %cho%==N goto END
    echo Invalid choice.
    goto CONFIRM
    :LOCK
    ren Private 'Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}'
    attrib +h +s 'Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}'
    echo Folder locked
    goto End
    :UNLOCK
    echo Enter password to unlock folder
    set/p 'pass='
    if NOT %pass%== YourPassword goto FAIL
    attrib -h -s 'Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}'
    ren 'Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}' Private
    echo Folder Unlocked successfully
    goto End
    :FAIL
    echo Invalid password
    goto end
    :MDLOCKER
    md Private
    echo Private created successfully
    goto End
    :End
11. Replace 'YourPassword' in the code with the password you want to set.
12. Save the file and close Notepad.
13. Now, double-click on the .bat file to create a new folder named 'Private' where your text is securely stored.

By following these steps, you can add a password protection layer to your text files using Notepad.

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