Have you ever found yourself in a pickle, staring at a WinZip or WinRAR file that’s locked away behind a forgotten password? It’s like having a treasure chest in your hands but no key to open it. Fret ...

In this guide, we will explain how to open RAR files in Windows using different methods. We show you how to do it using the file explorer and tools such as WinRAR, WinZip, and 7zip ...

But unlike ZIP files, Windows doesn't always open RAR files by default, especially on older versions. The good news is that there are easy ways to open and extract RAR files in Windows 11. You can use ...

Set the password for the WinRAR zip file and then OK Open compressed file with password After compression is complete, the file will look like the image below. If it is a normal compressed file, you ...

Open the WinRAR application by double-clicking its shortcut or searching for it via Windows search. Note: If WinRAR is not yet installed, simply download and install it using the official website.

Encrypt compressed files using 7-Zip WinZip & WinRAR are not free, and so we will show you how you can add a password to your compressed and archived files using 7-Zip which is open source and ...

7-Zip is a free and open-source compression software. 7-Zip is a utility which places several files together into a single archive file. It uses its own 7z archive format and the best thing about this ...

So, when you attempt to open such files using freeware utilities like 7-Zip, you may encounter an error, saying Cannot open file as archive. Let us see what you can do about it.