How to Remove Padlock or Lock Icon from Files on Windows 10

Windows General
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Originally published at: How to Remove Padlock or Lock Icon from Files on Windows 10

If you see a lock icon overlaid on your files or folders, it means the sharing or security options have been tampered with, either by you or a software or when changing operating systems and migrating data or when tweaking the HomeGroup settings. The padlock icon means that the file or folder is not shared with…

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me too facing the same.
kindly help me too

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hey lets password protect the download and provide the wrong passwoar so we look like complete idiots

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thanks

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Tell me your ID I will add you.

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https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/048018ab10eb017b21d05c5ad21b64a59b19a837ca1bbaa112d46cbc5bfecf7a.jpg I tried to contact you on Discord but it won’t let me as we have “no servers in common”.
Here is a screenshot of files with the padlock icon.

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792×273 13 KB

still cant acess my files

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Can you please send a screenshot of that file? I want to check which type of padlock you are talking about.

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I will have to take a proper look at this issue, kindly contact me on my Discord so that we can use screen share functionality to fix this issue. Here is my Discord: Zubyan Gul#9955

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Tried all 3 steps … then tried the utility … no change … then tried again with “Take files ownership” option checked.
No change jpegs still have padlock icon

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The password is correct I have tested it. If it doesn’t work for you you can have it downloaded directly through this link:-

https://sudo.to/2oj