The ZIP file format is essential for compressing files, saving disk space, and reducing network transfer times. Additionally, it allows you to combine multiple files into a single, easily shareable ...

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. For those that have ...

The ZIP format is an industry standard format for compressing and archiving files and, thanks to its great popularity in both the workplace and at home, it has been natively supported by Windows since ...

While Windows doesn't give you the ability to create encrypted ZIP files, software like 7Zip does. If you choose the standard ZIP encryption (weak encryption) when making the ZIP file, then Windows ...

Windows 10 October 2018 Update, otherwise known as Build 1809, has been having trouble with bugs since it was released. While most of the bugs have since been fixed, reports of a new bug related to ...

7-zip has finally added support for the long-requested 'Mark-of-the-Web' Windows security feature, providing better protection from malicious downloaded files. When you download documents and ...

Microsoft has acknowledged that Windows version 1809 is incorrectly missing the 'Do you want to replace these files?' prompt, when copying contents from a .ZIP file to another folder with identically ...

Microsoft on Tuesday confirmed a file copy problem with the .ZIP compressed file solution in the Windows 10 "October 2018 Update." The problem with the October Update's .ZIP capability, an internal ...

The Windows 10 October 2018 Update has been on a rough path and things aren’t necessarily getting easier for Microsoft. In the latest set of issues, a new bug is impacting native Windows 10 zip file ...