Using BitLocker to lock a folder in external hard drive has several disadvantages to consider: BitLocker typically encrypts entire drives or partitions, not individual folders. To secure a specific folder, you'd need to encrypt the entire external drive, which might be inconvenient if you want to access other data freely.

How to Lock Desktop Icons in Position Hello, I need assistance in figuring out how to keep my desktop icons stationary. Although I believe I have set them to stay in their designated positions, occasionally they seem to rearrange themselves randomly. I am currently using the Windows 11 operating system.

Whilst it's possible using Review>Manage Protection>Unlocked ranges, it isn't as straightforward as the desktop app. In the desktop, you can clear the protection lock for everything then just lock the individual cells, rows or columns that I want to (or vice versa). In Excel online, you have to add the ranges that you do want to be edited.

The preview app instance property lock feature designed to improve the security of Entra ID registered apps is becoming the default for new apps. In this...

Adding optional biometric or PIN login for Teams app My organization currently advocates for BYOD (bring your own device) and in turn, we have our work Teams app on our personal devices. It would be great to add a layer of "security" to login to the app to prevent unwanted messages being shared or accidental replies going through.

Enjoy the seventh of twelve or so blog posts from Hilde for the Holidays of 2023 ...

Here's how to remove those unwanted widgets from your Windows 10 lock screen: Go to Settings > Personalization > Lock Screen Turn off “Show fun facts, tips, and more from Windows and Cortana on your lock screen” Just below that, click on “Choose an app to show detailed status” and set it to None If widgets also appear on your taskbar, navigate to Settings > Personalization > Taskbar ...

Hi Tech Community, I am currently trying to find a way to lock down the Microsoft Store on our enterprise devices running Windows 10. I am aware that we can redirect our users to use a curated business store, but there is no stop for a user to log onto a personal account and using the store to download and install any other application.

Lock and Unlock Columns or cells in Sharepoint List Hello, is it possible to lock and unlock Columns or cells? I thought it is possible to have a Flag with Yes/No as Column behind a row which would lock or unlock a Row or Column when it's Yes or No. Is there another option or alternative to do somethings like this?

Amazing post, thanks for all the help. I had an app configuration policy which defined apps for the managed home screen, then went to add a device configuration policy to block factory resets, but this caused a policy conflict which left me scratching my head for a good while. Your configuration works perfect, and it's easier to define apps in the device config policy anyways.