There is an interesting utility out there for Windows 11/10 called ZipLock, and it is designed to compress your files. Not only that, but you can use it to backup and secure your files on a USB stick.

Microsoft cloud services are scanning for malware by peeking inside users’ zip files, even when they’re protected by a password, several users reported on Mastodon on Monday. Compressing file contents ...

If you don’t already have a ZIP file created, you can simply select all your files, right-click on them, and select Compress to > Zip file. However, if you want to add more files to an existing zip ...