{"id":4939,"date":"2016-12-24T10:40:04","date_gmt":"2016-12-24T05:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=4939"},"modified":"2021-05-23T10:35:05","modified_gmt":"2021-05-23T05:05:05","slug":"extract-missing-zip-files-right-click-menu-fix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/extract-missing-zip-files-right-click-menu-fix\/","title":{"rendered":"Restore Missing &#8220;Extract All&#8221; Option to Zip Right-Click Menu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When you right-click on a .zip file (Compressed Folder) and click &#8220;Extract All&#8221;, it extracts the contents of the .zip file to a folder, and automatically opens the folder. <strong>Extract All<\/strong> option may be missing because of incorrect .zip file association setting, especially after installing and uninstalling a 3rd party archive utility.<\/p>\n<p>This article tells you how to get back the Extract All option to the right-click menu for Zip files.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Restore missing &#8220;Extract All&#8221; Context menu option<\/h2>\n<p>To restore &#8220;Extract All&#8221; to the .zip files right-click menu, follow these steps:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Download <a href=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/add_extract_all_context_menu.reg\">add_extract_all_context_menu.reg<\/a> by right-clicking on the link and choosing &#8220;Save link as&#8221;, &#8220;Save Target as&#8221; or a similar option in your browser.<\/li>\n<li>Run the file <code>add_extract_all_context_menu.reg<\/code> by double-clicking on it.<\/li>\n<li>Click Yes when asked for confirmation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This restores <strong>Extract All<\/strong> to the context menu.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9752\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/extract-all-missing-zip-files-3.png\" alt=\"restore extract all command zip files context menu\" width=\"444\" height=\"156\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>What does the .reg file contain?<\/h4>\n<pre>Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\.zip]\r\n@=\"CompressedFolder\"\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\CompressedFolder\\ShellEx\\ContextMenuHandlers\\{b8cdcb65-b1bf-4b42-9428-1dfdb7ee92af}]\r\n@=\"Compressed (zipped) Folder Menu\"\r\n\r\n[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\FileExts\\.zip]\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\FileExts\\.zip\\OpenWithProgids]\r\n\"CompressedFolder\"=hex(0):<\/pre>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/how-to-use-reg-files-registration-entries-windows\/\">registry file<\/a> can be used in Windows 7, 8, 8.1, and Windows 10.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Fix the Zip button in the File Explorer ribbon<\/h2>\n<p>To fix the Zip command in the File Explorer ribbon if it&#8217;s not working or appears grayed out, follow these instructions:<\/p>\n<h4>In Windows 10:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Open Settings \u2192 Default apps \u2192 Set defaults by app<\/li>\n<li>Select File Explorer \u2192 Manage<\/li>\n<li>Associate <code>EXPLORER.ZIPSELECTION<\/code> with Windows Explorer.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9751\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/w10-zip-selection-asso.png\" alt=\"restore extract all to the right-click menu for .zip files\" width=\"698\" height=\"288\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>In Windows 8 &amp; earlier:<\/h4>\n<p>Open the classic Control Panel \u2192 Default Programs \u2192 Set your default programs.<\/p>\n<p>Alternatively, you can execute the following command from the Run dialog (<code>Win<\/code> + <code>R<\/code>) to launch Default Programs.<\/p>\n<pre>control \/name Microsoft.DefaultPrograms<\/pre>\n<p>Select File Explorer from the list, and click Set this program as default.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4940\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/extract-all-missing-zip-files-2.png\" alt=\"extract all missing zip files\" width=\"678\" height=\"499\" \/><\/p>\n<p>That fixes the <strong>Zip<\/strong> button (&#8220;Explorer.ZipSelection&#8221; command) in the File Explorer ribbon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you right-click on a .zip file (Compressed Folder) and click &#8220;Extract All&#8221;, it extracts the contents of the .zip file to a folder, 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 &#8230; <a title=\"Restore Missing &#8220;Extract All&#8221; Option to Zip Right-Click Menu\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/extract-missing-zip-files-right-click-menu-fix\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Restore Missing &#8220;Extract All&#8221; Option to Zip Right-Click Menu\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7],"tags":[209,441],"class_list":["post-4939","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-windows","tag-file-association","tag-registry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1140,"url":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/extract-msi-contents-add-extract-all-right-click-menu\/","url_meta":{"origin":4939,"position":0},"title":"Extract Contents of .MSI File and Add &#8220;Extract All&#8221; to Right-Click Menu","author":"Ramesh","date":"January 11, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"There are situations when you need to pick a single file from a .msi package without going through the installation phase. 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