EFS (or Encrypting File System) is a feature included in some high-end versions of Windows Vista and 7 which allows the user to encrypt data on a filesystem level.
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EFS File not accessable after reboot
I have encrypted a file with EFS for a user (let us name this "User X").
An application which is running as "User X", is able to access the encrypted file.
It keeps working fine across log off and log ...
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Windows 8 EFS: How to tell windows to use “this” certificate for EFS encryption?
On Windows 8, I turned on EFS and encrypted some files/folders. During this process, it created a self signed certificate and used that one for encryption. However, I have a specific certificate that ...
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Recover EFS encrypted data from non-bootable Vista x64 drive
My laptop running vista x64 experienced hardware failure. The hard drive appears undamaged, and when I connect it to my win7 desktop, I can read all the files except the EFS encrypted user folder, ...
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Windows EFS encryption
I'm using Bitlocker for a full disk encryption solution. However, I'd like to avoid having to shut down my computer to leave it in a secure state. If I enable EFS encryption on the folders which I ...
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If you reset the password for a user can other users access the EFS encrypted files?
I have a user that's forgotten their password. I can log in and reset it but there were some EFS encrypted files. I can still access those files because my login is the security group.
If I reset ...
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2 users cannot share one encrypted offline files share
This question I asked over a year ago in the MS social forums, with the answer being that by design it is not possible. I still wonder whether one could hack around this limitation, without using ...
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How do I encrypt registry with EFS?
And the AppData folder? Is that possible? Are there any pitfalls to that?
Registry and AppData stores a lot of private information so I'd like to keep it encrypted. If by default it's not possible, ...
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EFS cache not flushed on session lock
I have two smart cards that i need to use along with Windows EFS in the same windows session.
This is why i specified to clear the EFS cache when the session is locked (using secpol.msc).
The ...
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Cannot apply Encrypted attribute to shared Vista folder
I have a folder on Windows Vista Business that is shared. When I try to encrypt the folder (apply the Encrypted attribute), I get an error message:
An error occurred applying attributes to the ...
