At the top, you will find three main options—Add, Convert, and Extract. Selecting the Add option allows you to archive files, ...

Earlier this year, we reported on Microsoft expanding its compression support in Windows 11 to include native RAR, 7-Zip, and other file formats that aren't your basic ZIP files.

7-Zip is a free, open-source file archiver with a high compression ratio. This software can be used on any computer, including the ones in a commercial organization.

To open an IMG file and view the contents in Windows 7, you need a third-party file extraction program such as WinRar or 7-Zip.

Zipping files continues to be the best way to archive, compress, or send documents over the internet. In this guide, we'll show you the easy steps to zip and unzip files on Windows 11.