Enable zip file download

When you right click on a .zip file (Compressed Folder) and click “Extract All”, it extracts the contents of the .zip file to a folder of your choice, and automatically opens the folder. Extract All option may be missing because of incorrect .zip file association setting, especially after installing and uninstalling a 3rd party archive utility. This article tells you how to get back the Extract All option to the right-click menu.

Restore missing “Extract All” context menu entry

To restore Extract All to the .zip files right-click menu, follow these steps:

1. Download add_extract_all_context_menu.zip
2. Unzip the archive, and run the file named

This restores Extract All to the context menu for Compressed (zipped) Folders in Windows.

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What does the .reg file contain?

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.zip] @="CompressedFolder" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CompressedFolder\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers\{b8cdcb65-b1bf-4b42-9428-1dfdb7ee92af}] @="Compressed (zipped) Folder Menu" [-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.zip] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.zip\OpenWithProgids] "CompressedFolder"=hex(0):

The registry file can be used in Windows 7, 8, 8.1 and Windows 10.

Fix the Zip button in the File Explorer ribbon

Optionally, to fix the Zip command in File Explorer ribbon if it’s not working or appears grayed out, open the classic Control Panel, Default Programs, and then click Set your default programs.

Alternatively, you can execute the following command from the Run dialog (Winkey + R) to launch Default Programs.

control /name Microsoft.DefaultPrograms

Select File Explorer from the list, and click Set this program as default.

In Windows 10:

• Open Settings → Default apps → Set defaults by app → File Explorer → Manage
• Associate EXPLORER.ZIPSELECTION with Windows Explorer.
  

That fixes the Zip button (“Explorer.ZipSelection” command) in File Explorer ribbon.