0 Today Iam Going to show You How to password protect a folder in windows 8 1. Create a folder 2. Right-click on it and click on properties 3. Go to the tab Security – select the User that you want to protect your folder from and click on Edit Edit User Permissions 4. Now select the user again and check the first Deny box – it will automatically check all other checkboxes. Finally, click on Apply and it will protect this folder and only allow access from your user account