3 easy ways to encrypt files instantly on Windows (no accounts needed)

Encryption sounds like one of those high-level operations only a geek should be concerned with, but it doesn’t have to be complicated. It’s possible to secure your files in a straightforward process on Windows, requiring just a few clicks and no accounts or cloud subscriptions. I spent a lot of time testing every method that seemed promising, and only a handful of them actually delivered without requiring me to have a degree in cryptography.