File compression using the ZIP format is built into Windows 10. In this guide, we show how to zip a file in Windows 10 in three ways and how to unzip a file.

To unzip files, navigate to the zip archive in File Explorer, right-click on it, and select Extract All. Select a destination folder and click Extract to confirm your action.

You can both zip and unzip files in Windows 10 by highlighting the files you want and right-clicking them.

We show you how to create a ZIP file using a Batch file. You can make use of the command-line interface 7-Zip software in Windows 11/10.

Open files in archives 8 Zip Lite is the free version, with ads, that allows users to work with ZIP-based archives, along with opening and viewing files in other format.

How to Open a WinZip File Without WinZip. By default, WinZip compresses files and folders into a ZIP container file, which is one of the most common compression formats available.

In the meantime, Microsoft is recommending Windows 10 version 1809 users to extract .ZIP folder contents first before copying the enclosed files to a new folder.