Earlier this year, we reported on Microsoft expanding its compression support in Windows 11 to include native RAR, 7-Zip, and other file formats that aren't your basic ZIP files. For those that ...

Microsoft deserves some praise for the native file archive on Windows 11. Performance aside, 7-Zip found itself playing catch-up with Windows 11 as the app recently received Zstd support.

Native support has been introduced for RAR files, as well as 7-Zip and other less common archive formats, so you don't have to mess around opening them.

Experience the power of Windows 11 with innovative features like Windows Copilot and native support for RAR and 7-Zip files.

Microsoft is adding support for RAR, Tar, 7-zip, and gz archive formats in Windows 11. It’s a useful addition that will be welcomed by Windows users.

So long, WinRAR 30-day trial memes. Windows 11 is getting native RAR, 7-Zip, and GZ file compression support.

7-zip has finally added support for the long-requested 'Mark-of-the-Web' Windows security feature, providing better protection from malicious downloaded files.

If you are getting the Data error when trying to extract an archive file using 7-Zip on Windows 11/10, use these methods to fix it.