Adios, WinRAR: Windows 11 is getting native RAR archive support

Shh. Listen. Do you hear that? That noise is the sound of system builders
around the world cheering, because they can finally cross
*WinRAR*
 off the list of mandatory programs to install
<https://www.pcworld.com/article/443089/best-free-software-for-pc.html> after
setting up Windows. In addition to a slew of other new features heavily
focused on AI frippery, Microsoft announced yesterday
<https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=111346X1569483&url=https://blogs.windows.com/windowsdeveloper/2023/05/23/bringing-the-power-of-ai-to-windows-11-unlocking-a-new-era-of-productivity-for-customers-and-developers-with-windows-copilot-and-dev-home/&xcust=2-1-1929635-1-0-0&sref=https://www.pcworld.com/feed>
the
next update to
*Windows 11*
 will add native support RAR, 7-Zip, GZ, and other common compression file
formats.

Windows added support for the popular ZIP format way back in Windows ME,
which is now older than some Grammy award-winners. But limitations of the
format made alternatives like RAR a popular choice, even though it required
extra software, like the commercial WinRAR (whose 30-day free trial was
flagrantly abused by the majority of users, with memetic potential
<https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=111346X1569483&url=https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/winrar&xcust=2-1-1929635-1-0-0&sref=https://www.pcworld.com/feed>).
7-Zip, both the file type and the program, has become a popular free
alternative
<https://www.pcworld.com/article/447728/free-compression-tools-for-file-zipping.html>.
And will probably remain so, since its tight integration with the file
manager is still the best way to actually manage compressed files.

Still, I’ve often said a measure of progress for an operating system is how
it makes third-party tools unnecessary, so by that count, this is a big win
for Windows 11. The added capability will be rolling out with version 22H2
Moment 3, which should be available later this week via Windows Update.
Link
<https://www.pcworld.com/article/1929635/windows-finally-gets-native-rar-and-7-zip-support.html>

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