How to Open Windows EXE Files With a Mac

1. Open your Mac's terminal by going to 'Applications,' 'Utilities' then 'Terminal.'
2. Navigate to the location of the EXE file using the 'LS' command to list directories and the 'CD [directory]' command to enter them. (If your file is on the desktop, simply typing 'cd desktop' from the Terminal prompt should be sufficient.)
3. Type 'unzip [filename.exe] -d [directory]' and press 'Enter.' For example, to unzip the archive 'foo.exe' to the new directory 'unzippedfoo,' type 'unzip foo.exe -d unzippedfoo.'
4. The contents of the archive will now be in the directory you created. If the Unzip utility returned an error, the EXE file was probably not a self-extracting archive, but an actual program executable that is not compatible with Mac OS.