Missing ZIP Option in Windows Right-Click Menu — Here's How to Fix It

Posted on Sat 11 April 2026 in Windows • Tagged with Windows, tips, context-menu, troubleshooting, productivity

The classic "Send to → Compressed (zipped) folder" option sometimes disappears from the Windows right-click context menu. Here's what causes it and how to get it back in under two minutes.

What Happened

Windows ships with a built-in ZIP shell extension handled by zipfldr.dll. When third-party tools like Git, VLC …


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