How to create 7-Zip Self-Extractors (.7z to .exe) with Windows Explorer? (2024)

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How to create 7-Zip Self-Extractors (.7z to .exe) with Windows Explorer? ›

You can use Windows File Explorer, 7-Zip, and other software to open it. Microsoft is adding the native RAR, 7Z, and TAR.

You can use Windows File Explorer, 7-Zip, and other software to open it. Microsoft is adding the native RAR, 7Z, and TAR.

Figure 1: “Extract All” option in Windows 7. The “Extract Compressed (Zipped) folders” window will open (Figure 2). A default folder will be shown as option to save the extracted files. If you agree with the location click on “Extract”.

Locate the file or folder that you want to zip. Press and hold (or right-click) the file or folder, select (or point to) Send to, and then select Compressed (zipped) folder. A new zipped folder with the same name is created in the same location.

First, open a command window using Ctrl + Alt + T. In the command window, type: zip [name of the ZIP file]. zip [files to be zipped] For example, to zip a text file named "sun" and an image named "moon" into a ZIP file called "solar system," type: zip solar system.

Go to File > Save As. Select All Files from the "Save as type" menu. Name the file "filename.exe" and click Save.

7-Zip is a 3rd-party application and so doesn't belong to Microsoft, thus it's not the responsibility of "windows" to maintain it, it's yours. Since it's installed as the older executable type of program and not a new Universal Windows app from the Windows Store, Windows won't maintain it.

How do I create a 7z file in Windows? ›

On Windows, you'll need to install an app that can extract 7z files—a free option is 7-Zip, but you can also use WinZip. On a Mac or Chromebook, there's no need to install anything, as both platforms can open 7z files automatically.

Click on the folder once to select it and then right-click on it. From the menu that appears select 7-Zip | Add to archive... In the 7-Zip window that appears, set the following options and press the OK button when done: Create SFX archive: Enabled.

Windows 10 has built-in zip support (in Windows Explorer), but it doesn't use any external app (like WinZip). And if you need to work with other compression formats, there is always 7-Zip. It is free.

Press the Windows Key + R. Type in iexpress, and press Enter. Check the box next to Create a new Self-Extraction Directive file if not already checked, and click Next. Enter a name for your archive and click Next.

1) Select the files and/or folders you wish to zip, right click, hover to “7-Zip”, and click “Add to archive…” 2) Enter the name of the ZIP file you wish to create under “Archive”. Click the button on the right if you wish to save it to another location. 3) Under “Archive format”, select “zip”.

Self-extracting Zip files have an extension of . EXE and can be run as commands. When a self-extracting Zip file is run, the files in the Zip file are automatically extracted. This is convenient because the end user does not need an unzip program (such as WinZip) to extract files from these self-extracting Zip files.

Right-click on the file or folder.

Select “Compressed (zipped) folder”. To place multiple files into a zip folder, select all of the files while hitting the Ctrl button. Then, right-click on one of the files, move your cursor over the “Send to” option and select “Compressed (zipped) folder”.