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Winzip claims that it can create a password protected zip on Windows 10, but the Winzip installer fails part way during the installation on Win10.

https://www.winzip.com/win/en/downwz.html

Is there an alternative to Winzip?

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    Are you using the current version of WinZip (V24)? It installs and works just fine on Windows 10. I have it running here. 7-Zip also can create password protected ZIP files and it works on Windows 10 as well. I like WinZip best.
    – anon
    Commented Feb 23, 2020 at 19:29

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You can easily create password protected archives with 7zip.

creating password protected archive with 7zip

Create a password for the document, re-enter it, then change the encryption method to AES-256, then press "OK."

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  • Does not seem to work. After clicking OK in the above-shown 7-zip dialog box, and then double-clicking the resulting ZIP file in Windows Explorer, the contents of the ZIP are displayed without prompting for the password.
    – MartinThurn
    Commented Sep 11, 2023 at 20:42
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Consider Total Commander, a Shareware file manager for Windows. One, out of a zillion of its features, is handling ZIP files, which also includes an option to enter an encryption key, which is used to protect a ZIP file with a password (which has to be entered whenever such file is to be unzipped.

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  • the Open Source clone Double Commander can handle it as well. Pack marked files with Alt+F5 and then check Encrypt. It will then ask you for the password.
    – Wolfson
    Commented Dec 18, 2020 at 13:38

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