This guide details the steps required to zip and unzip files on Windows 10 without using any third-party software.

File compression using the ZIP format is built into Windows 10. In this guide, we show how to zip a file in Windows 10 in three ways and how to unzip a file.

You can both zip and unzip files in Windows 10 by highlighting the files you want and right-clicking them.

A ZIP file contains multiple compressed files inside, reduces the overall size of the files to save storage space. But to use those files, you’ll need to unzip them. Luckily, Windows 10 has a ...