Navigate to the folder that contains the executable file of the tool that you use to extract ZIP files. Most applications are installed in the "Program Files" folder on the system drive by default.

Luckily, since ZIP files are so common, they're incredibly easy to unzip. Here's how to unzip files on nearly any device, whether it be a computer, tablet, or smartphone.

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.

So if there are files inside a ZIP file that you want to convert—like for a PDF to DOCX or MP3 to AC3 —you must first extract the files using one of the methods described in the section above ...

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

Windows ME/XP/2003 have built in ZIP file support. It is therefore, very easy to make and extract ZIP files using these operating systems.

Windows 95/98/2000 does not have have built in ZIP file support. It is therefore necessary to use a 3rd party software to create and extract ZIP files. I will base this tutorial on a popular Zip ...