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How Do I Unzip the Compressed Installation File In Windows 10?

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Written by Rich Merritt
Updated over 3 months ago

Windows 10 has a confusing way of handling compressed files. Double-clicking on a compressed (zipped) file opens the zip file contents in what looks like regular files in Windows File Explorer. It looks like you can simply double-click on the setup.exe file and install the program. This is not the case. You must first EXTRACT the files, and then run the setup. This video explains the procedure:

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