2023-05-24 18:17:00
the format .RAR is one of the most popular ways to decrease file sizes. Created 30 years ago by engineer Eugene Roshal, “RAR” is an acronym for “Roshal Archive”. Two years following creating the .RAR format”, Eugene also created WinRAR, a program that is updated to this day. However, soon you will no longer need to use the software, as Windows 11 will gain native support for the format, in addition to 7 -zip and gz.
RAR files can be opened without programs in Windows 11
Until recently, if you wanted to open files in .RAR format, you had to use WinRAR or similar software. However, this will change very soon, as at Microsoft’s Build 2023 event, it was announced that Windows 11 will gain native support for several compressed file formats, including RAR. According to the company, the reason for this is that Windows 11 now uses the libarchive open source project.
According to site TheVergeMicrosoft said that it will implement support for compressed file formats in the next Windows 11 preview build, that is, it is the KB5026436 update, which Oficina da Net came to report on the news that were made available in the patch.
Still not able to compress files natively in Windows 11
Unfortunately, while it is possible to open some major compressed file formats natively in Windows 11, users will not be able to do the reverse: compress files in these supported formats. However, it is believed that it is only a matter of time before Microsoft implements this feature to the operating system as well.
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