Windows will now unzip (open) your compressed file. How to unzip (open) a ZIP or RAR file in Windows 10Ī “Extract Compressed (Zipped) Folders” window will appear. You can also unzip compressed files using online services (websites), such as B1 Online Archiver and Unzip-Online. Microsoft Windows has a feature for compressing and uncompressing files, but this one doesn't have any extra options and can only zip and unzip ZIP and RAR files. File archiversįile archivers are programs used to compress and uncompress files.Ī few popular file archivers are WinRar, WinZip, and 7-Zip. Other extensions are b1, jar, xpi, arj, bz2, bzip2, tbz2, tbz, txz, cab, chm, chi, chq, chw, hxs, hxi, hxr, hxq, hxw, lit, cpio, deb, gzip, tgz, tpz, hfs, iso, lzh, lha, lzma, rpm, xar, z, taz, xz, dmg, cb7, cbr, cbt and cbz.
Compressed files are files that contain one or more files or folders and have a smaller size than the original file size.Ĭompressed files make downloading and transferring data faster, sending by email easier and they also save storage space on a computer hard drive, USB flash drive or external hard drive.Ī few common compressed file extensions are.
