This minHour teaches you how to use a free app called Paquet Builder to convert a .Zip file to an .Exe file in Windows.
Download Paquet Builder.
Download Paquet Builder from https://www.installpackbuilder.com/download.
To begin the download, click . A file called “pbinst.exe” will download to your computer.
Install Paquet Builder.
Run the installer.
To do this, open your Downloads folder, double-click , and then follow the prompts to complete the installation.
Download the Explorer menu extension.
To make the conversion easier, download the menu extension from https://www.installpackbuilder.com/explorer-menu-extension.
Once the page loads, click the button that displays your version of Windows (32 or 64-bit). A file called “pbextsetup.exe” will download to your computer.
Install the menu extension.
Run the menu extension installer.
Open your Downloads folder again, double-click to run the wizard, then follow the prompts to complete the installation.
Open File Explorer.
Press ⊞ Win+E.
The File Explorer will appear.
Navigate to the ZIP file.
Browse to the folder that contains the .Zip you want to convert.
Don’t do anything else just yet.
Right-click the ZIP file.
Use the right mouse button to click the ZIP file once.
A menu will appear.
Select “Compress into a Self-Extracting .exe.”
Click Compress into a Self-Extracting .exe with the left mouse button.
It’s near the center of the menu. This opens Paquet Builder.
Name the file.
Enter a title and description for the .exe.
If you want to password-protect the file, type a password into the “Optional Encryption Password” box.
Click “Build” to create the file.
Click Build.
It’s at the bottom-right corner of the window.
Select “Use Freeware Edition” to use the free features of the app.
Click Use Freeware Edition.
This begins the conversion. Once the process is complete, a new file will appear in the current folder with the same name, except instead of ending with .Zip, it will end in .Exe.