How to make a ZIP file on Windows 11 (step by step)

This step-by-step tutorial will show you how to make a ZIP file on Windows 11.

ZIP is an archive file format that supports lossless data compression. A ZIP file may contain one or more files or folders that may have been compressed.

How to make a ZIP file on Windows 11

  1. Open File Explorer.
    Open File Explorer
  2. Go to the files you want to compress into a ZIP file.
  3. Select the files.
    Select files
  4. Right-click on the selected files.
  5. Go to Compress to.
  6. Click on ZIP File.
    Compress to ZIP file in Windows 11

File Explorer will now create your ZIP file.

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