How To Unzip Files On Windows 10 Without WinZip (SOLUTION)

This brief tutorial shows students and new users how to zip and unzip files when Windows 10.

You probably heard the term "zip" many times before. It's one of the most popular file formats that allows you to compress files to save space on your hard drive or to make it easier to send them over the internet.

Typically, you would use zip for archiving files you rarely use, or to send documents and pictures via email. In addition, zip is also commonly used to compress files and make them available for download on websites or through FTP servers.

Nowadays, lots of third-party software can handle zip compression, but if you're running Windows 10, you don't need to install extra software, because the OS supports zip natively.

Zipped file are compressed files which take up less storage space on the systems. They can also be easy to transfer to other computers more quickly than uncompressed files.

When working in Windows, you zipped or compressed files can be handled and manipulate the same way you would do with uncompressed files.

You can combine several files and folders inside an unzipped folder. The same can be said of zipped files.

To add files or folders to a unzipped folder, simply drag and drop the file into the folder. To add files or folders to a zipped folder you created earlier, drag them to the zipped folder.

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This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops, and tablets running the Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1, Windows 10, and Windows 11 operating systems (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, Huawei and Samsung.

[MinesAGuinness]

It would seem that Microsoft have removed this option completely, and you cannot now associate .rar files with Explorer.

[Frye_Kui]

Thanks for this bro, I couldnt figure out how to open a folder without that stupid winzip thingy

[calciumgypsum]

Oh, thank you! I didn’t know it is possible.