Unlike Mac OS, Windows doesn’t have PDF encryption out of the box. However, if you have Microsoft Office 2013 or 2016, creating encrypted PDF documents is easy.

If you have a confidential PDF you want to password protect, you have a few ways to do that on your Windows 11 PC. You can use a desktop app or a web-based tool to encrypt your PDF files.

If you want to password-protect your PDF documents from outside interference, then maybe you should give PDF Page Lock a test run. It is a free encryption software that lets you easily encrypt PDF ...

Any help will be appreciated!” The quickest way to do this is to ZIP the PDF file and protect the ZIP file, or use Microsoft Office’s built-in encryption tools to create a password.

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