While Windows does have some built-in support for file compression, it's pretty limited, and definitely not enough even for a slightly more advanced user. You don't have to be doing rocket surgery or ...

If 7-Zip cannot open an archive or compressed file and you see Cannot open file as archive error message, here's what you can do.

Occasionally, you'll need to open several compressed files from one ZIP folder. While Windows does a fine job extracting, there are better tools to unzip.

A ZIP file contains multiple compressed files inside, reduces the overall size of the files to save storage space. But to use those files, you’ll need to unzip them. Luckily, Windows 10 has a ...

Microsoft says Windows 11 22H2 now natively supports almost a dozen additional archive formats, including RAR, 7-Zip, Tar, and GZ archives.