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I ditched WinRAR for this open-source tool and it's not 7-Zip

WinRAR has been around for decades, and for a long time it felt untouchable. It was the tool everyone used, the one that lived on almost every Windows PC. Then came 7-Zip. It was faster, open-source, ...
PC World

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 after setting ...
The Verge

You can now try Windows Copilot and native RAR and 7-Zip support in Windows 11

Windows Insiders get a first look at an AI-powered Windows 11, additional archive formats, and a much better volume mixer UI. Windows Insiders get a first look at an AI-powered Windows 11, additional ...
Ars Technica

why would Winrar work when 7-zip and windows explorer won't? isn't a zip just a zip?

so I downloaded this zip file of an mp4 movie (3.9GB) as a reward for a kickstarter a while ago but every time i tried to unzip it 'failed crc checks' so tried z-zip ( version 9.2 ) (which the ...
Bleeping Computer

Windows 11 adds support for 11 file archives, including 7-Zip and RAR

Microsoft says Windows 11 22H2 now natively supports almost a dozen additional archive formats, including RAR, 7-Zip, Tar, and GZ archives. The company has added support for 11 new file archive ...