
Start downloading a ZIP file (e.g., ) big enough to make the download bar visible for a few seconds. This will cause Chrome to forget the auto-opening settings for all file extensions. Open chrome://settings/, locate the Downloads section and click Clear auto-opening settings. There are at least three ways to revert this change: THis overrides the Ask where to save each file before downloading setting.

It is Chrome who downloads the file and opens it with its default application.Īt some point, Chrome was instructed to open ZIP files automatically after downloading.

There's nothing you can do in 7-Zip to prevent this.
