How To Hide Files Without Any Programs ? Windows 7-10-11

How To Hide Files Without Any Programs? (Windows 7-10-11)

When you want to protect sensitive files or simply keep things private on your computer, you don't always need expensive software.
Windows offers a built-in way to hide your files easily — and even better, you can automate the process using a small batch file!

In this post, you'll learn:

How to manually hide files/folders
How to create a script to hide and unhide them easily

Let’s dive right in! 🚀

Method 1: Manually Hide Files or Folders

Here’s the fastest way:

Right-click the file or folder you want to hide.
Select Properties.
Under the General tab, check the box labeled Hidden.
Click Apply, then OK.

🔥 To show hidden files again:
Go to any folder → Click View → Check Hidden Items.

Method 2: Use a Batch File to Hide and Lock Files

If you want to automate hiding/unhiding and add a basic password, you can create a simple .bat file!

Here’s a ready-made code you can use:

cls

@ECHO OFF

title Folder Locker

if EXIST "Locker" goto UNLOCK

if NOT EXIST "MyFolder" 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 "MyFolder" "Locker"

attrib +h +s "Locker"

echo Folder locked successfully.

goto End

:UNLOCK

echo Enter password to unlock folder:

set /p "pass=>"

if NOT %pass%==YourPasswordHere goto FAIL

attrib -h -s "Locker"

ren "Locker" "MyFolder"

echo Folder unlocked successfully.

goto End

:FAIL

echo Invalid password! Access denied.

goto end

:MDLOCKER

md "MyFolder"

echo Folder created successfully.

goto End

:End

How to Use This Script?

Open Notepad.
Paste the above code into it.
Replace YourPasswordHere with the password you want.
Save the file as Locker.bat.
- Important: Choose Save as type → All Files when saving.
Double-click on Locker.bat to create a folder named MyFolder.
Move your private files into MyFolder.
Run Locker.bat again and press Y to hide and lock it!