Oh, and yeah, you can't 'open' multiple types of files at once since they would not all 'open' in the same software. I suppose you could make a feature request to Microsoft to add that capability, it ...

7-Zip is one of the best archive managers for Windows, offering a long list of features. However, I recently came across PeaZip, an open-source archive manager, and I find it very similar to 7-Zip.

ZIP archives make it easier to handle and move multiple files and folders. For example, if you want to email me several files at once, you can’t send them in a folder; you have to ZIP them up! Devices ...