If 7-Zip cannot open an archive or compressed file and you see Cannot open file as archive error message, here's what you can do.

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When you get a zip file, all you need to do is open it up with Windows 7 and it'll automatically let you access its contents. We'll walk you through the steps in our video.

To open an IMG file and view the contents in Windows 7, you need a third-party file extraction program such as WinRar or 7-Zip.

Much like zipping, a RAR file compresses several files using WinRAR software. Here’s how to extract RAR docs and media on both Windows and macOS.

There are several options for file managers that you can use on Windows computers instead of File Explorer. Here are the seven best file managers for Windows 10/11.