How to open a ZIP, RAR or 7Z file on Windows 11

This step-by-step tutorial will show you how to open a ZIP, RAR, or 7Z file on Windows 11 without using an extra program like WinRAR, WinZip, or 7-Zip.

ZIP, RAR, and 7Z files are archive files that can contain one or more files or folders. These archive formats also support data compression. You can use archive files to compress multiple files into a single file for easier portability and storage or to compress files to use less storage space on your USB flash drive, hard drive, or cloud storage.

How to open a ZIP, RAR or 7Z file on Windows 11

  1. Open File Explorer.
    Open File Explorer
  2. Go to the archive file you want to open.
    Computer archive files
  3. Right-click on the file.
  4. Click on Extract All.
    Extract an archive file in Windows 11
  5. In the next window, you click on Extract in the bottom right corner of the window.
    Extract an archive file in Windows 11

Windows 11 will now unzip the ZIP, RAR, or 7Z file.

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References:

https://www.intowindows.com/how-to-open-7z-rar-files-without-7-zip-winzip-or-winrar-in-windows-11/