Instructions
Go to your Downloads or other folder and right-click the mod ZIP file. Select ̶0;Extract All̶1; from the menu.
Click the ̶0;Browse̶1; button and then click ̶0;C:|Users|(your user name)|AppData|Roaming|.minecraft.̶1; If you do not see the AppData folder, click the ̶0;View̶1; tab in your user name's folder and check the "Hidden Items" box.
Click the ̶0;Extract̶1; button. The computer creates a folder labeled with your mod's name in the ".minecraft" folder and places the mod files inside.
Go to the "Minecraft" folder and open the mod̵7;s folder, the name of which depends on the mod.
Right-click in the folder and choose ̶0;Select All̶1; from the menu. Right-click on the folder content̵7;s again and select ̶0;Cut.̶1;
Go back to the main Minecraft folder and open the ̶0;bin̶1; folder.
Right-click inside the folder and select ̶0;Paste.̶1; Click the ̶0;Replace̶1; option if prompted.
Launch "Minecraft" as normal to play the mod.