Encrypting a folder on Windows 7 Home

Just right click on the folder, then click the Advanced button under the General tab and at the bottom you should have the option to "Encrypt contents to secure data"
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That option isn't available in Home Premium because EFS isn't natively supported, the asker wants a recommended alternative.
(Although you could upgrade to Win 7 Pro epichero22 :))

Sorry, I just noticed the "Home" part in the title. Never mind my comment :)

Veracrypt is my suggestion

Wouldn't the documents inside a Veracrypt be recoverable via temporary files created while editing?

epichero, please be specific about the attack scenario you are trying to defend against - in detail, please. Only then, a useful answer is possible.

another product is bestcrypt : http://www.jetico.com/products/personal-privacy/bestcrypt-container-encryption

one thing to keep in mind about virtual drive encryptors like veracrypt, is that the files are accessible, while you are logged on and the drive is mounted.  So, this won't work it you want the folder encrypted to send to someone (you would have to send the entire container or drive).  A good tool for that sort of thing is 7zip.  It can compress and encrypt a data set, that you can send to someone else or store.  

see: http://www.7-zip.org/

McKnife,

It's for a client who is using a PC that may have a shared user account inside of an office.  He has a few documents and such that he wants to keep private.  So by the looks of things, I'm going to assume that I'll have to create him his own user account and install the software there.

Use different accounts. Use encryption for the whole drive (recommendable anyway). Don't give administrative rights to the other party - that's all you need to do. As for what encryption to use: with a small trick, we can use bitlocker even on windows 10 home. Does your machine have a TPM chip, by chance?

epichero, did you miss my comment? Please return with feedback.