How can I create a password protected .zip file in Windows 10?

Question

Winzip claims that it can create a password protected zip on Windows 10, but the Winzip installer fails part way during the installation on Win10.

https://www.winzip.com/win/en/downwz.html

Is there an alternative to Winzip?

Answer 1

You can easily create password protected archives with 7zip.

Create a password for the document, re-enter it, then change the encryption method to AES-256, then press "OK."

Answer 2

Consider Total Commander, a Shareware file manager for Windows. One, out of a zillion of its features, is handling ZIP files, which also includes an option to enter an encryption key, which is used to protect a ZIP file with a password (which has to be entered whenever such file is to be unzipped.