How to Easily Open 7z Files on Windows

Do you have 7z files that you need to open on your Windows PC? 7z is an archive file format that uses high compression rates to reduce file sizes. In this video, I show you two easy ways to open and extract 7z files on Windows: using File Explorer and the free program 7-Zip.

00:00 Presentation
0:13: Using Windows Explorer
0:52 Using 7-Zip

First, I show how to open 7z files without any additional software. Windows 11 supports some archive formats, including 7z. Simply double-click a 7z file in File Explorer to extract it. However, this does not work for password-protected archives.

Next, I install the open source 7-Zip utility for more robust management of 7z files. 7-Zip can open and extract all kinds of 7z files, including those with encryption and multi-volume splits. I show you how to integrate 7-Zip into File Explorer's context menu for quick access. You can also use the main 7-Zip interface to view and extract any type of archive.

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️ Tools mentioned:
Windows Explorer
7-Zip Program

Useful resources:
7-Zip Documentation – https://documentation.help/7-Zip/
Windows Explorer – https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/find-and-open-file-explorer-ef370130-1cca-9dc5-e0df-2f7416fe1cb1

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