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.

Select “Open archive” to open the .tar.gz file in 7-Zip. In the 7-Zip window, navigate to the folder where you want to add files. Drag and drop the files you want to add into the 7-Zip window.

But to use those files, you’ll need to unzip them. Luckily, Windows 10 has a built-in tool to do just that. Here’s how to unzip files in Windows 10. View what’s inside a ZIP file ...

We show you how to create a ZIP file using a Batch file. You can make use of the command-line interface 7-Zip software in Windows 11/10.