Integration with Windows Explorer

PowerZip allows you to perform many common tasks directly from Windows Explorer / My Computer. You can zip and unzip files, password-protect (encrypt) and even zip and e-mail files with one click without having to start PowerZip.

To extract archives through Windows Explorer:

  • Open a Windows Explorer / My Computer window
  • Select one or more archives you would like to unzip
  • Right-click on the archive(s)
  • Select one of the Unzip items from the menu

or

  • Locate the archive you wish to unzip in Windows Explorer / My Computer
  • Right-drag (drag holding the right mouse button instead of the left mouse button) the archive over the folder where you would like to place the extracted files
  • Release the right mouse button
  • Choose Unzip from the menu

To compress files through Windows Explorer:

  • Open a Windows Explorer / My Computer window
  • Select the items you wish to compress
  • Right-click on one of the items
  • Select one of the Zip items from the menu

To encrypt (password-protect) files through Windows Explorer:

  • Open a Windows Explorer / My Computer window
  • Right-click on file or folder you wish to password-protect
  • Choose Encrypt from menu

To change the integration options:

  • Start PowerZip
  • Click on File -> Settings
  • Click on the System tab