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There seem to be some 3rd-party utilities that can retrospectively add password protection to EXE files, but I have never used any of them and therefore could not give a recommendation. &nbsp;Doing a quick google search I see that there are some websites that try to force you to download a bogus file, so it might be an idea if you hold off until another expert who has used such a utility can recommend one and give you a web link.
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There seem to be some 3rd-party utilities that can retrospectively add password protection to EXE files, but I have never used any of them and therefore could not give a recommendation.  Doing a quick google search I see that there are some websites that try to force you to download a bogus file, so it might be an idea if you hold off until another expert who has used such a utility can recommend one and give you a web link.

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How to password protect an auto hot key file upon running it.
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How to password protect an auto hot key file upon running it.

How to password protect an Auto Hot Key script with a Master Passwor upon running it.

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