How to Set an App Password on Windows 10

This practical guide walks through how to set an app password on Windows 10, explains the main requirements, and highlights common issues that may appear along the way.

1. Lock Windows 10 apps with Password Door

Password Door is a useful application lock software on Windows 10 and has a lot of choices because they are free. Besides, the Password Door tool also has strong security capabilities and cannot be passed by any software.

Download Password Door here

Step 1: Go to the homepage to download and install the software. During the installation, please note the password setting in the last step.

Step 2: After the installation is complete, open Password Door to use. At the main interface, you need to enter the password you created during the installation to open.

Step 3: At the main screen of Password Door, choose Protect a Program to select the apps that need to be locked.

Step 4: Then, you proceed to select the ones that need to be locked (select more by holding Ctrl) and choose Protect… to put in the key list.

Step 5: In the next setup window, fill in the application name in the Program name and keep the rest of the settings.

Step 6: So, you have finished locking the apps on Windows 10. From now on, when you open the applications in the lock list you will have to enter the password.

Step 7: In case you change your settings, just open Password Door and have the following items:

• Add…: Add the application to the lock list
• Remove: Remove the application from the lock list
• Modify: Change name, path, security .
• Disable: Disable application lock

2. Lock Windows 10 apps with My Lockbox

My Lockbox is a dedicated application to lock files, folders, documents on Windows 10 and they also have the ability to lock applications.

Download My Lockbox here

Step 1: You proceed to the home page to download and install the software.

Step 2: Then, open the software My Lockbox to use and here we have the following settings:

• Enter password: Application password
• Confirm password: Re-enter the app password
• Hint: Hint password
• E-mail address: Email address for recovery if password is forgotten

Step 3: After completing the setup, you will receive a message similar to the one below and you just need to click OK to finish.

Step 4: Next, choose Browse . to select the folder of the application to be locked (choose the installation directory - usually located in drive C: /)

Step 5: So, you have finished locking the application on your computer, at this time the application will be hidden from the computer screen.

To open the application, you open My Lockbox and enter the password to view locked applications.

Step 6: In the folder window, you can open all locked apps with My Lockbox.

In this article, TipsMake guided you how to lock apps on Windows 10 quickly and effectively. Have a nice day!