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Just reinstalling 7-Zip (v.9.2) to a new system, and I cannot find the context-menu option in Explorer. In the 7-Zip options there is no plugins tab (as detailed in the documentation) to change this setting. Any idea how to get the option Explorer functionality working? I'm on Windows 7 64 bit.
geotheory
Posted 2013-09-12T13:51:16.937
Reputation: 919
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First you need to start 7-zip "as administrator" the first time you run it to assign the context-menu option. Otherwise 7-zip does not have the right to change anything. (I don't know why 7-zip does not do this during install when it already has admin-rights but i always need to do this after installing 7-zip)
Then go to Extra / Options. In the first tab (System) you can choose what files you want 7-zip to associate with and in the second tab (7-zip) you can choose the context-menu option (first checkbox).
Rik
Posted 2013-09-12T13:51:16.937
Reputation: 11 800
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You are probably using the 32bit version on a 64bit OS. Uninstall it and install the 64bit version. I have done this several times and that solution works for me.
Anonymouse
Posted 2013-09-12T13:51:16.937
Reputation: 511
2well done! Working for me as well. – ZeroCool – 2014-11-02T13:45:23.450
Simply superb, you nailed it..:) – Sreedhar GS – 2019-04-12T02:53:51.203
4Thanks, the solution is working for me on Windows 8 Pro 64-bit running 7-zip 9.22 x64. But in addition, I was running the 7-zip x64 installer as Administrator (using Ctrl+Shift+Enter while clicking on the installer executable file.) – Aryo – 2014-05-05T07:37:01.003
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If you're using the correct bitness of 7zip and have the correct settings set but it still doesn't work, then it may be that the wrong Explorer shell extension is enabled.
It turns out that even with 64bit 7zip installed you can end up with 32bit shell extension enabled, possibly a hangover from previous 32-bit install.
To fix this:
Options->Show 32-bit Shell Extensions is tickedDescription column and look for 7-Zip Shell ExtensionIf you find 7-zip Context Menu extension and the Filename column shows 7-zip32.dll and it is enabled, then you should right-click and Disable selected items
Then untick Options->Show 32-bit Shell Extensions and find the 7-zip Context Menu extension again (filename should be 7-zip.dll) and enable it, this is the 64-bit one.
Options->Restart Explorer and then open a new folder window and right click on a zip fileThis was the only thing that worked for me. Even using the 64-bit version of 7-zip, and running the installer as admin, and running 7zip as admin & changing the settings, it still didn't work until I did this.
sparrowt
Posted 2013-09-12T13:51:16.937
Reputation: 2 013
In my case, 7-zip.dll was missing (7-zip32.dll was present though), found that using ShellExView, re-installed and it is fine now... – Gert van den Berg – 2016-10-03T14:53:58.293
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I ran into the same issue with missing 7=Zip context menus on a 64-bit system. Had first installed 32-bit and later 64-bit and kept trying to enable the context menus and they did not appear.
I resolved this from Windows Programs and Features by: 1) uninstalling the 32-bit version 2) selecting Repair on the 64-bit version
Jay Elbee
Posted 2013-09-12T13:51:16.937
Reputation: 61
Confirmed. This works. – PNDA – 2016-03-28T11:21:43.400
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I had the same issue.
The 7z920.exe file contains the x86 and x64 installers -> I couldn't make it work.
I downloaded the 7z920.msi file which contains only the x64 installer and worked like a charm.
Techky
Posted 2013-09-12T13:51:16.937
Reputation: 129
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I had the same issue with chocolatey's 7zip package. The solution was pretty simple:
choco uninstall 7zipchoco install 7zipThen, the menu was back in place. Since the installation by chocolatey is non-interactive, it took approx. one minute.
koppor
Posted 2013-09-12T13:51:16.937
Reputation: 327
0
Try a new version to install. I use this one and it works for me. http://www.7-zip.org/a/7z1602-extra.7z
levolutionniste
Posted 2013-09-12T13:51:16.937
Reputation: 111
0
In my case I have missed 7-zip context menu only on folders (Windows 10 64-bit). To fix it you have to just enable these settings (run 7-zip as user, not admin):
Also there are some workarounds for Windows 10 64-bit at #1530 No contextmenu in Windows 10
Vladislav
Posted 2013-09-12T13:51:16.937
Reputation: 391
0
If you're having this issue in a OneDrive folder, the files you're trying to zip must be stored locally (have the green checkmark), not in "the cloud" (the cloud icon).
That was my issue anyway
Sentenial
Posted 2013-09-12T13:51:16.937
Reputation: 1
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I received error "7-zip cannot load 7-zip.dll" when tried Rik's method.
My solution was to uninstall and then reinstall.
My laptop was running Windows 7 SP1 32bit so my 7-zip installer is 7.20 32 bit version.
satoc
Posted 2013-09-12T13:51:16.937
Reputation: 103
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I fixed this by installing 7zip x64 instead of x32.
stardust4891
Posted 2013-09-12T13:51:16.937
Reputation: 107
2this was already answered by Jay Elbee above. The reason is because 64-bit processes can't load 32-bit DLLs – phuclv – 2019-06-24T01:41:27.577
6Thanks Rik but this doesn't work for me. I've ticked all the file associations and they are now remembered after reopening the application. The
integrate 7-Zip..andcascaded context menuoptions are ticked. But still no 7-Zip options appear in Explorer. – geotheory – 2013-09-12T15:08:07.9577Are you using the 64-bit variant of 7-zip? – Rik – 2013-09-12T15:12:19.910
I was, but I must've loaded it on top of a 32 bit version (which I thought was 64 bit!) when I tried reinstalling earlier. I just checked registry and there were 2 versions running - hence conflict. Have reinstalled 64 bit and now works ok. Thanks for the pointer. – geotheory – 2013-09-12T15:17:57.327
Try rebooting. If that's not possible, kill
explorer.exein Task Manager. Restart the process by typingexplorer.exevia the run box (File > New Task (Run...)). – happy_soil – 2013-09-12T15:21:10.3235Got it- I was installing 32 bit on a 64-bit machine. No reboot needed. – Daniel Williams – 2014-05-09T03:36:04.947