Set Password, Password Protect USB Data Safely

This guide provides a practical overview of Set Password, Password Protect USB Data Safely, including its main features, benefits, limitations, and important considerations.

There are 2 ways to create a password to protect the USB as follows:

1. Use software to create passwords for USB

Step 1: Download the USB Flash Security software at:

http://usb-flash-security. en. malavida. com/download

Step 2: Install USB Flash Security and use

A dialog box appears, select Agree -> Next .

Click Next to continue.

Select the USB you want to set a password and click Install .

Data notification dialog in USB will be deleted to set the password, click OK .

Enter the password in the Please set the passwword to the disk of USB section . You can create hints in case you forgot your password in the Please set a hint for the passwword to remember you section . Next, click OK to finish.

Select Begin the installation to start creating a password.

Note: After creating your USB will be renamed.

Click Close to end the process.

After the password is set, your USB password will be renamed:

Open USBENTER (G), which contains 3 files, open the UsbEnter file.

Enter the generated password and click OK .

In case you want to remove the password, do the following:

Step 1: Plug the USB into the device.

Step 2: Open the USB Flash Security software.

Step 3: Go to Operation -> Uninstall tab.

2. Use the BitLocker encryption feature available on Windows

This feature is only used with Windows 7 Enterprise editions, Ultimate, Win Sever 2008 and Win 8 onwards.

Step 1: Right-click the USB and select Turn on BitLocker .

Step 2: A dialog box appears and select Use a password to unlock the driver -> enter the password in the Type your password field and retype the password in the Retype your password field -> click Next .

Step 3: A dialog box appears, choose how to store the password, can save the file or print on paper. Here I choose to create a separate password file -> click Save the recovery key to a file .

Step 4: Choose where to store the password file and select Save .

Step 5: After saving the password file, click Next to continue.

Step 6: Click Start Encrypting to start encryption.

Step 7: The encryption process begins.

Step 8: A dialog box informs the process of successful password setting, click Close to finish.

The resulting USB icon has a lock icon:

When you choose to open the USB, ask for a password and click Unlock to unlock.

In case you want to delete the password, do the following:

Step 1: Go to Start -> Control Panel .

Step 2: Click BitLocker Drive Encryption .

Step 3: Turn off BitLocker mode by clicking Turn off BitLocker .

Step 4: A dialog box appears and choose Decrypt Drive .

After the process has finished, click Close to complete.

Good luck!