Enhanced Built-in Compression Function in Windows 11 Canary 26040: ZIP, 7z, TAR, and More

2024-02-12 06:00:00

In the preview version of Windows 11 Canary 26040, the built-in compression function is enhanced. It can not only decompress TAR, RAR, 7z and other compressed file formats, but also compress files into different formats. From only ZIP files, now TAR, 7z, other options, and you can even further set the compression level.

Windows 11 has built-in compression and decompression tools, but most of them can only successfully decompress their own ZIP compression format. If it is WinRAR or 7-ZIP compression format, sometimes it still cannot decompress smoothly, and you must install WinRAR or WinRAR separately. 7-ZIP program, and when you want to compress files, you can only choose your own ZIP file format. If you want to be able to directly and smoothly decompress ZIP, 7z, TAR and other compressed files, or compress them into non-ZIP file formats, most of them have to Depends on third-party software.

However, there are different changes in the preview version of Windows 11 Canary 26040. In addition to features such as cross-platform screenshots, open Voice Clarity, the best makeup experience, support for USB 4 80Gbps transmission speed… and other features, it also enhances the built-in The ability to compress files. The built-in compressed file function will support a variety of new formats, allowing users to open ZIP, 7z, TAR and other compressed files without relying on third-party software and having more flexibility and customization options.

In the latest preview version of Windows 11 Canary 26040, a new compression wizard is launched, which allows users to select the compression format, compression level, compression algorithm… and other functions. Just right-click on the file or folder and select “Compress to…”, and you will have 7z, TAR, and other options to choose from. Compression methods include Store, Deflate, BZip2, LZMA1, LZMA2, and PPMd. The compression level can also be set from 0 to 9. The larger the number, the smaller the space occupied by the file, but it may take longer to shrink the file. The size can be flexibly adjusted by the user as needed.

With this upgrade of the built-in compression tool, it also means that future users will not need to install additional third-party file compression programs under Windows 11.

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