So I was surprised really when I saw another pad lock icon on some of my files in Windows 10! Then I realized how compressed files and folders also had a similar looking icon and realized that this lock icon was appearing only for encrypted files and folders, as mentioned at the beginning of the article. However, in Windows 8 and above, the pad lock overlay icon was removed because people couldn't understand how to get rid of it. This icon was shown only when some item that was shared previously with other users was made private by right clicking and choosing Share with nobody. The Lock icon in Windows 7 indicated that the file or folder was shared with nobody but your user account, and that your account alone had the permission to access it (besides the SYSTEM and admin accounts). In Windows 7, the pad lock overlay icon was for an entirely different function.
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