Windows Explorer, the native file manager in Windows, can extract data from ZIP files but it does not open RARs. You need a third-party application to extract the contents of a RAR file.

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

How to unzip a file using Files by Google The easiest way to open a ZIP file on an Android phone is with the Files by Google app (formerly just the Files app).

Windows ME/XP/2003 have built in ZIP file support. It is therefore, very easy to make and extract ZIP files using these operating systems.

If you need only to extract individual files within a zip file, double-click the zip file and drag and drop the individual files you need from the zip window to the file manager.

Windows 95/98/2000 does not have have built in ZIP file support. It is therefore necessary to use a 3rd party software to create and extract ZIP files.