Win7 folder icon above how to remove the lock

1. Right click on the folder where you want to remove the lock icon, then select the bottom of the pop-up menu <;Properties>

2. After opening the folder properties window, click Open the "Share" option, and then click on the "Network Files and File Sharing" dialog box below. Click the "Share" button.

3. In the file sharing dialog that opens, click Enter. The down triangle button behind the box, then select Everyone in the pop-up system user list.

4. After selecting Everyone, the “Add” button is available after the input box. Click the Add button. Everyone is added to the list of shared users

5. Select Everyone in the list of shared users, then click the share button at the bottom right

6. At this point we find that the icon for the lock on the folder is already No, but we changed the properties of the folder, changed the share, this is not what we need, let's cancel the shared property of this folder, click on the advanced share below “Advanced Sharing"Buttons

7. In the advanced sharing dialog that opens, we can view some properties about sharing, this folder is shared, and the shared name of the folder, you can also set more More sharing permissions and caching

8. Remove the checkmark from the top of the "Share this folder" and click the Apply and Confirm button below, which will cancel the sharing of the folder. Br>

9. Go back to the file browser and we can see the properties of the file and the changes. In the same way as above, you can remove the lock of the folder with other locked icons.