2023-10-29 19:25:46
Publication date: October 29, 2023 1 Microsoft said that the 2022 version of the Windows 11 operating system now supports nearly ten additional formats for archived files, including: RAR, 7-Zip, Tar, and GZ. With this month’s optional cumulative update KB5031455, Windows 11 now supports 11 archived file formats. The updated list of supported archive file types in Windows 11 includes: .rar, .7z, .tar, .tar.gz, .tar.bz2, .tar.zst, and .tar.xz, .tgz, .tbz2, .tzst, and .txz, however, the system does not yet support password-protected encrypted files. When a Microsoft spokesperson was asked for more details regarding support for password-protected archived files, he said that Microsoft had nothing else to announce at the moment. Related topics to what you are reading now: Microsoft indicated that it has added new archived file formats with the help of the open source libarchive project, which means that other formats, such as: LZH and XAR, will likely be supported later. Since KB5031455 is an optional update, Windows users must install it manually by opening the Settings application, then going to Windows Update, then clicking Check for Updates. Users will then be prompted to install the update by clicking on the Download and Install link. This new capability will be available to all Windows 11 users through the cumulative update scheduled to be released during the next Patch Tuesday, expected in mid-November. Microsoft first announced that Windows 11 would gain support for additional archived file formats during the Build 2023 developer conference last May. Archived file formats such as ZIP, 7-Zip, and RAR are widely used in Windows systems, with ZIP being the most popular option. Although Microsoft has been integrating ZIP file support into Windows since 1998, third-party applications such as 7-ZIP and WinRAR are required to handle archived files that come in .7z, .rar, and .gz formats. It is noteworthy that the new optional update also enables all the features of the latest major update called Moment 4, providing 72 new features for the Windows 11 operating system, including: an updated file explorer, a new backup application, a built-in passkey manager, and the artificial intelligence program (Cobailt). ) Copilot.
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