Press the ‘Windows’ + ‘R’ keys on your keyboard to open the ‘Run’ dialog box, and type ‘gpedit.msc’ without quotes.

Windows 11 Pro or Enterprise edition users can turn on Controlled Folder Access using the Group Policy Editor by following these steps:

The Controlled Folder Access will be enabled on your device.

Set-MpPreference -EnableControlledFolderAccess Enabled

Now type the following command on your elevated Windows PowerShell and press the ‘Enter’ key on your keyboard:.

Click on the ‘Run as Administrator’ to open Windows PowerShell with administrative privileges.

On the ‘Start’ menu search box, type ‘PowerShell’ without quotes.

Turn on Controlled Folder Access from Windows PowerShell

This will enable the Controlled Folder Access feature on your Windows desktop.Ģ.

Turn on the ‘Controlled Folder Access’ switch by clicking on it.

Now scroll down to the ‘Ransomware protection’ section and click the ‘Manage ransomware protection’ link.

Click on the ‘Virus & threat protection’ tab from the left-hand panel.

Open Windows Security by searching it on the Start menu’s search box.

Windows 10 ransomware protection controlled folder access