Comments on: 2 Ways To Fix “Encrypt Contents To Secure Data” Option Grayed Out In Windows 10 https://www.itechtics.com/encrypt-contents-to-secure-data-option-grayed-out-fix/ Making Technology Accessible Wed, 31 Aug 2022 13:30:52 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.1 By: Brent https://www.itechtics.com/encrypt-contents-to-secure-data-option-grayed-out-fix/#comment-205524 Fri, 06 Nov 2020 01:29:52 +0000 https://www.itechtics.com/?p=27256#comment-205524 I tried the thing in CMD but Its still not working. The encrypt option is still grey out.

]]> By: Usman Khurshid https://www.itechtics.com/encrypt-contents-to-secure-data-option-grayed-out-fix/#comment-118828 Wed, 27 Nov 2019 12:20:57 +0000 https://www.itechtics.com/?p=27256#comment-118828 In reply to Aryan.

Are you running the command as administrator?

]]> By: Aryan https://www.itechtics.com/encrypt-contents-to-secure-data-option-grayed-out-fix/#comment-118706 Tue, 26 Nov 2019 21:47:47 +0000 https://www.itechtics.com/?p=27256#comment-118706 In reply to Usman Khurshid.

Using the cmd option there’s an error
Error: Access is denied.

]]> By: Usman Khurshid https://www.itechtics.com/encrypt-contents-to-secure-data-option-grayed-out-fix/#comment-92430 Mon, 23 Sep 2019 09:55:46 +0000 https://www.itechtics.com/?p=27256#comment-92430 In reply to Shivani Darekar.

Are you using Windows 10 Home edition?

]]> By: Shivani Darekar https://www.itechtics.com/encrypt-contents-to-secure-data-option-grayed-out-fix/#comment-91891 Sat, 21 Sep 2019 15:23:35 +0000 https://www.itechtics.com/?p=27256#comment-91891 Both methods do not work.

]]> By: Amos G. Nyenkan https://www.itechtics.com/encrypt-contents-to-secure-data-option-grayed-out-fix/#comment-87816 Sun, 01 Sep 2019 03:09:20 +0000 https://www.itechtics.com/?p=27256#comment-87816 DOGGIT!!! Window 10 home is complete toy to all users that using it. EFS file not applicable to it.

]]> By: Min Thu https://www.itechtics.com/encrypt-contents-to-secure-data-option-grayed-out-fix/#comment-75161 Fri, 16 Aug 2019 15:57:30 +0000 https://www.itechtics.com/?p=27256#comment-75161 I’ve tried both methods again and again.
I wanna know why can’t Windows 10 home offer this feature??
Why does EFS file encryption not work on Window 10 home?

]]> By: Mike https://www.itechtics.com/encrypt-contents-to-secure-data-option-grayed-out-fix/#comment-70935 Fri, 09 Aug 2019 14:21:46 +0000 https://www.itechtics.com/?p=27256#comment-70935 Hey I tried both method
the first one the value was already at 0
the second one i followed instruction and it says encryption disabled.

how do you even disabled it? does that mean i got hacked?

]]> By: Jai Heathrow https://www.itechtics.com/encrypt-contents-to-secure-data-option-grayed-out-fix/#comment-58952 Thu, 11 Jul 2019 10:20:38 +0000 https://www.itechtics.com/?p=27256#comment-58952 So if you are having the issue, the answer is Windows 10 home does not offer this feature… Should put this at the start of the article!

]]> By: Paddy https://www.itechtics.com/encrypt-contents-to-secure-data-option-grayed-out-fix/#comment-30177 Fri, 12 Oct 2018 11:09:27 +0000 https://www.itechtics.com/?p=27256#comment-30177 In reply to Usman Khurshid.

Hello, got the same problem, did You get it sorted? I tried everything and still not working. Any ideas?

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