how to open a bin file

i have a nvr security system and i got a new firmware to install but when i got the file it was zipped in a bin format, i clicked on that zip and it opened again into a bin file. how do i get this file so i can see what it is and know if it is the file i need for my nvr? i figured you will not know about that firmware but you may be able to help me find a way to open it so i can check.

i tired to put the thumb stick in the nvr but it did not recognize that file either. i did a search in the app store and online and all i see are ways to burn them, i'm not sure i need to burn this file as the only way to get it into the nvr is on a thumb stick.

or it very well could be that when the file gets unpacked it is then converted into a bin file. anyway how can i do this?

thanks bp.

win10 ver 19o41.867

i do not know quite what your asking for i guess. it is just a board it was sold as a 32 channel and when i got it i had a time getting it to show my ip cameras and so i used the nvr to get it own upgrade and when it was doen it became a 16 channel. i went to the nvr makers website and downloaded there firmware file and it was zipped, so i downloaded it to thumb stick and put that in that board and restarted it and it said incorrect file format. so i tried to find a way to open the file and when i went to the file to try to unpack it it came up with a name.bin s here are some snips this is the best i can do for you i guess. this board does not have any company type that sell systems they sell these to build systems. thanks

i know how to unzip but this unzips into a bin format, what i need it to see if i can unzip it into a useable format. all teh bin programs want to burn to a cd, i guess i could try to bur this on the thumb stick and inside that might be the exe to start the process but before i start guessing i'm asking if anyone happens to know how to do it with a program and if burning is the only way to unpack this type of file. i do not have the bin unpacking prgram on my laptop. thanks

ok thanks i tried the free file viewer and i see what your saying. it looks like i just will not be able to use those files. so it may just be that this nvr board needs a different file than what the website mfg has to download. and i may have to find a different way to do an update on that nvr board. thanks alot for that help.