Windows 10: How to turn off zip file being displayed as subfolders, in File Explorer

There used to be some registry keys that could be deleted to turn this "feature" off.As of the most current version of Win10 21H2 19044.1415, these keys can no longer be deleted, nor can permissions be changed. So does anyone know how to get rid if these keys, or some other solution to turn this VERY ANNOYING "feature" off? I looked for options in the Group Policy editor, but either it doesn't exist, or is in a non-intuitive location.I tried support, but after a long time trying to convince the person that it wasn't a 3rd party issue, they gave me the NON-solution of hiding the files. Whi

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.zip can't be set to File Explorer

Hello Kathleen,

I understand your concern, and we in Community will try to help you in the best possible way we can.

I suggest you to follow the below steps and check if it helps.

• 
  Type Default programs
  in the search bar and press enter
  
• 
  Click on choose default programs by file type
  
• 
  Select .zip
  and select File Explorer
  

Also you can visit the below link Zip and unzip files.
(Steps applies to Windows 10).

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-CA/windows-8/zip-unzip-files

Hope this helps. Post us with status we will be glad to help you.

 

Folders with zip files

I have like 30 or more folders and everyone of them has only one single zip file.
How can I extract all zip files inside of all folders?

 

File Explorer - List / View all files in subfolders of a folder

In File Explorer, Is there any way to list/view all files in subfolders of a folder, without using command line or windows search? Thank you