Michael on Tech

Like most people I download stuff from the web and often times when I have downloaded the file the file or folder is coloured green. The green colour on a file or folder in Windows usually means the file is encrypted or at least Windows thinks it is encrypted. To remove that green colour from your folders and or files follow the steps below. 1) Right click on  the file or folder and select "properties". 2) Once the properties window appears select the "Advanced" button located in the lower right hand side of the window. 3) With the Advanced Attributes window open uncheck the "Encrypt contents to secure data" and click "OK" 4) Back on the properties window click the "Apply" button. If you are working on a file click "OK" and your done. If you are working on a folder another window will appear asking you to choose to apply to either this folder only or to this folder and subfolders and files. After making your choic