Password protect shared folders

[Tobylerone]

Hi there,

I'm new to the forum so I apologize in advance if this question has been asked a million times before, I did use the search button but didn't find anything that answered my questions as such.

I have a small network in my workplace and will soon be looking to recruit new staff, the problem is, I don't want the new employee's to have full access to the shared folders.

I have tried and tested numerous software in the last 48 hours but I haven't quite found what I'm looking for! Is their any free software out there that simply allows you to right click a shared folder and set a password?

I hope that someone can point me in the right direction.

Thanks

[Tripredacus]

Is Windows sharing options not working for you? You can do this by removing the "Everyone" or "All Users" access to the share and assigning user accounts to the share instead. Create the users in the host computer's Users section, then assign the share and NTFS permissions to the folder.

EDIT: Oh what OS versions are on your computers? This may be important.