Zipping files continues to be the best way to archive, compress, or send documents over the internet. In this guide, we'll show you the easy steps to zip and unzip files on Windows 11.

Windows 11's expanded compressed file support comes decades after ZIP functionality was added in Windows ME.

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.

Earlier this year, we reported on Microsoft expanding its compression support in Windows 11 to include native RAR, 7-Zip, and other file formats that aren't your basic ZIP files.