ZIP files hold several compressed files inside, reducing how much space they take on your hard drive. They need to be unzipped to use the files, though. Here's how to do it.

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.

How to create a .tar.gz file on Windows Download and install 7-Zip on your Windows computer. Select the files you want to include in the .tar.gz file.

How to unzip files on a Windows PC In previous versions of Windows, you'd have to download a separate app to interact with ZIP files. If you're going to work with ZIP files often (or RAR files ...