Compressed Windows Folder BIOS Problem

Compressed my C: drive with WinRAR to save space. How do I unzip it from the BIOS? Troubleshooting My 500GB SSD was getting completely full I know you can compress files to save space, so I just right-clicked the entire "C:\Windows" folder, selected "Add to archive" and set it to maximum compression. It took like three hours, but it saved me 40GB! The problem is, I restarted my PC and now it just gives me a black screen with a flashing cursor. Since Windows is zipped up, how do I open WinRAR from the motherboard BIOS to extract it so it can boot?

A fake Reddit troubleshooting post claims that the user compressed the entire C:\Windows folder with WinRAR to free disk space, then rebooted into a black screen. The punchline is the absurd misunderstanding that Windows can be compressed and extracted from the motherboard BIOS, making the post funny as deliberately clueless tech support bait. EN: A fake Reddit troubleshooting post claims that the user compressed the entire C:\Windows folder with WinRAR to free disk space, then rebooted into a black screen. The punchline is the absurd misunderstanding that Windows can be compressed and extracted from the motherboard BIOS, making the post funny as deliberately clueless tech support bait.

• @pokupkabitka / 56081 2026-05-18