An executable file called winzip32.exe (WinZip) allows the user to compress various files for sending attachments in emails, or for fitting to a floppy disk. Compression of files can reach up to 60%. This application was developed by Nico Mak. It is a non essential process which originates from software you installed on your system, and disabling or enabling it is at the users choice. Command line options is also supported by WinZip in adding and extracting from files. The command format is winzip32 [-min] action [options] file name[.zip] files wherein, [-min] commands WinZip to minimize; action corresponds to the actions described in the section titled “Add dialog box options” in the online manual; [options] like -r commands WinZip to add files from subfolders and -p will command WinZip to store folder information for all files added; filename.zip specifies the involved file in the Zip; and files is a list of one or more files. It is very important to always specify complete file names that include the full name of the folder and the drive letter, for all file IDs.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. winzip32.exe. is used by WinZip, If you shut down winzip32.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop winzip32.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is WinZip, from your system.

After uninstalling applications it is a good idea to scan you Windows registry for any left over traces of applications. Registry Reviver by ReviverSoft is a great tool for doing this.

The ReviverSoft experts have not yet reviewed winzip32.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as WinZip, or your operating system that is responsible for running in functions of that application. Some application require that they have processes running all the time so they can do things such as check for updates or notify you when you get an instant message. Some poorly written applications have many processes that run that may not be required and take up valuable processing power within your computer.

We have not received any complaint about this process having higher than normal impact on PC performance. If you have had bad experiences with it please let us know in a comment below and we will investigate it further.

The first thing you should do if winzip32.exe. is causing errors on your computer is to run a Windows registry scan with Registry Reviver If you are still seeing errors after this you should uninstall the program that winzip32.exe, belongs to, in this case WinZip