It’s 1999, and my friends and I are surfing warez sites using Internet Explorer on our 98SE gaming rig. Finally we push past the scams and porn to find an FTP server with a list of files labeled “.rar ...

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 have ...

Microsoft today snuck in the fact that Windows 11 will soon finally add native support for opening files in the popular RAR archive file format, which has been requested by users for decades. Using ...

Tar, 7-zip, rar, gz, and more will all be supported in a Windows 11 update. Tar, 7-zip, rar, gz, and more will all be supported in a Windows 11 update. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who ...

Microsoft has announced that Windows 11 will soon include native support for RAR files. This development marks a significant change, as it eliminates the requirement for users to rely on third-party ...

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Winrar is a somewhat legendary piece of software that revolutionized file packaging. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. 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 ...

Microsoft has quietly announced that it will support opening RAR files on Windows 11. The file format typically requires WinRAR or another file compression app. ZIP is a popular file compression ...

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 ...

In a nutshell: More than three decades after its introduction, Microsoft has finally added native support for RAR files to Windows. The proprietary file archive format debuted in 1993 courtesy of ...

Windows 11 is finally getting native support for RAR files, ending the need for third-party apps like WinRAR. Microsoft has announced (h/t: The Verge) that Windows 11 will natively support RAR files.