WinFile Encrypter Pro

WinFile Encrypter Pro is a free and simple-to-use software application that allows you to easily encrypt and decrypt your personal files via drag-and-drop support and the AES256 security algorithmt, in order to prevent unauthorized users from accessing it.

This is a portable app, so all you have to do is save its executable file in any part of the hard drive and just click it to launch WinFile Encrypter Pro. An alternative is to save it on a removable storage unit, in order to directly run it on any computer effortlessly. Unlike most installers, it doesn't modify Windows registry settings.

The GUI is made from a small window with a dark theme, which instructs you to add a file using the drag-and-drop support. Unfortunately, it doesn't support batch processing, so you are restricted to encrypting only one file at a time. It cannot password-protect directories either.

In the following step, all you have to do is write a preferred key that you can remember, confirm it, and click a button to run the encryption program. Once it's over, WinFile Encrypter Pro creates a new file with identical contents and the .aese format, placing it in the same location as the source item.

It also offers to delete the original file. Decryption can be just as easily done, by dropping the .aese file in the main window and clicking a button, which triggers the app to recreate the original object.

The software application worked smoothly in our tests, without causing the OS to hang, crash or prompt error dialogs. It had minimal impact on computer performance, running on low CPU and RAM.

Although it doesn't implement richer options and customization preferences for experienced users, WinFile Encrypter Pro supplies beginners with an intuitive and effective method for encrypting files.