Windows 11 shows .zip files as folders in Explorer and I would like to change this behavior. That is, in the left folder pane of Explorer, zip files are shown alongside actual folders. With Windows 10 you could delete the following 3 keys in the Registry which resolved the issue (I am not 100% if removal of the third key listed is actually necessary):
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CompressedFolder\CLSID
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.zip\CLSID
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{E88DCCE0-B7B3-11d1-A9F0-00AA0060FA31}
I have attempted the same with Windows 11, and while it no longer displays zip files as folders, the zip files themselves are no longer accessible. When double-clicking on a file nothing happens. With Win10, a new Explorer window would open showing the contents of the zip file. Even the "extract" option accessible from a right-click of the file no longer works.
Is there any way to get Win11 to be able to use zip files without having them appear as folders? I'm currently thinking a third party package (eg 7zip) may be necessary, but would rather avoid that if possible.
All of my searching to date hasn't been able to find anything specific to Windows 11, other than a few posting similar complaints, but no actual fix.
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CompressedFolder\CLSID
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.zip\CLSID
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{E88DCCE0-B7B3-11d1-A9F0-00AA0060FA31}
I have attempted the same with Windows 11, and while it no longer displays zip files as folders, the zip files themselves are no longer accessible. When double-clicking on a file nothing happens. With Win10, a new Explorer window would open showing the contents of the zip file. Even the "extract" option accessible from a right-click of the file no longer works.
Is there any way to get Win11 to be able to use zip files without having them appear as folders? I'm currently thinking a third party package (eg 7zip) may be necessary, but would rather avoid that if possible.
All of my searching to date hasn't been able to find anything specific to Windows 11, other than a few posting similar complaints, but no actual fix.
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 11