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Summarize this content to 100 words In the Windows 11 Insider Beta Channel test build 22631.2199, native support for working with tar, tar.gz, tar.bz2, tar.zst, tar.xz, tgz, tbz2, tzst, txz, 7z, 7-zip appeared reading (unpacking), and for some archives in creation (writing) mode.The new test build of Windows 11 does not support working with encrypted archives. In the future, developers from Microsoft plan to add such an option.On May 24, Microsoft announced that Windows 11 will natively support tar, 7-zip, rar, gz, and many other archive formats.”We’ve added built-in support for additional archive formats, including tar, 7-zip, rar, gz, and many others, using the open source libarchive project,” Microsoft product director Panos Panay explained on the Windows Developer Blog.Microsoft said that there will be other improvements related to working with archivers in the OS. For example, the speed of packing files into the Windows 11 archive will increase. New functions for working with archives will be integrated into the summer test builds of Windows 11.The developers clarified that this was done so that users do not have to install third-party programs to access archives, similar to the standard built-in zip support that appeared in Windows in 1998.According to the description of the libarchive project, it supports 16 types of archives, but with some restrictions on versions and capabilities (reading or writing).Microsoft plans that the standard user version of Windows 11 in September 2023 will receive an update to natively support work with tar, 7-zip, rar, gz and many other archive formats. “We also plan to expand support in this area and add the ability to create archives of these formats in 2024,” explained a Microsoft representative. In January 2022, WinRAR developers abandoned Windows XP support in version 6.1. The graphical mode of version 6.1 of the iconic archiver is now available on PCs running Microsoft operating systems starting with Windows Vista. Previously, WinRAR developers abandoned support for Windows 2000, 95, 98, ME and NT. Since 1993, the WinRAR program has survived many OSes, architectures, and has been used by several generations of IT users. The cost of one license for this program is 3 thousand rubles.WinRAR explained that it is a great honor for the company when, 30 years after the release, Windows will finally have regular support for rar.The German company that owns the rights to the WinRAR program and updates it has told how developers feel about this Microsoft innovation. “It took Microsoft 30 years to implement support for RAR files in Windows. We were initially taken aback by this announcement. But now we wonder exactly how they view the possibility of making RAR accessible 30 years from now. Microsoft has announced various new options for the next release of Windows 11, but apparently the support for various archives, including RAR, has made a big splash among users.First, we are proud of Microsoft’s decision. We hope that this will make the RAR archive even more popular and accessible to those users who are not familiar with the WinRAR project.Are we concerned? Of course, yes, because we are a small company, and Microsoft is a large international company with a multibillion-dollar turnover and a lot of power. However, other developers may be concerned about Microsoft’s decision.Now, when we search Google for the query “how to open RAR files”, we see advertisements from our competitors. That may change soon, but we don’t know how yet.While users will still need WinRAR to create RAR files, our app will no longer be needed to open .rar files (which were never exclusive to WinRAR anyway), but we hope that there are enough users who will continue to support small businesses and software developers so that we can continue developing WinRAR for a long time to come.We plan to continue developing WinRAR to make it even more attractive to users. We recently released a beta version of WinRAR 6.22 and are currently working on a major project update that we hope will be ready by the end of the year,” Louise Cusworth from WinRAR Sales explained to the media.
Native support for working with tar, 7-zip, rar and gz appeared in the Windows 11 Insider test build
In the Windows 11 Insider Beta Channel test build 22631.2199, native support for working with tar, tar.gz, tar.bz2, tar.zst, tar.xz, tgz, tbz2, tzst, txz, 7z, 7-zip appeared reading (unpacking), and for some archives in creation (writing) mode.
The new test build of Windows 11 does not support working with encrypted archives. In the future, developers from Microsoft plan to add such an option.
On May 24, Microsoft announced that Windows 11 will natively support tar, 7-zip, rar, gz, and many other archive formats.
“We’ve added built-in support for additional archive formats, including tar, 7-zip, rar, gz, and many others, using the open source libarchive project,” Microsoft product director Panos Panay explained on the Windows Developer Blog.
Microsoft said that there will be other improvements related to working with archivers in the OS. For example, the speed of packing files into the Windows 11 archive will increase. New functions for working with archives will be integrated into the summer test builds of Windows 11.
The developers clarified that this was done so that users do not have to install third-party programs to access archives, similar to the standard built-in zip support that appeared in Windows in 1998.
According to the description of the libarchive project, it supports 16 types of archives, but with some restrictions on versions and capabilities (reading or writing).
Microsoft plans that the standard user version of Windows 11 in September 2023 will receive an update to natively support work with tar, 7-zip, rar, gz and many other archive formats. “We also plan to expand support in this area and add the ability to create archives of these formats in 2024,” explained a Microsoft representative.
In January 2022, WinRAR developers abandoned Windows XP support in version 6.1. The graphical mode of version 6.1 of the iconic archiver is now available on PCs running Microsoft operating systems starting with Windows Vista. Previously, WinRAR developers abandoned support for Windows 2000, 95, 98, ME and NT.
Since 1993, the WinRAR program has survived many OSes, architectures, and has been used by several generations of IT users. The cost of one license for this program is 3 thousand rubles.
WinRAR explained that it is a great honor for the company when, 30 years after the release, Windows will finally have regular support for rar.
The German company that owns the rights to the WinRAR program and updates it has told how developers feel about this Microsoft innovation.
“It took Microsoft 30 years to implement support for RAR files in Windows. We were initially taken aback by this announcement. But now we wonder exactly how they view the possibility of making RAR accessible 30 years from now.
Microsoft has announced various new options for the next release of Windows 11, but apparently the support for various archives, including RAR, has made a big splash among users.
First, we are proud of Microsoft’s decision. We hope that this will make the RAR archive even more popular and accessible to those users who are not familiar with the WinRAR project.
Are we concerned? Of course, yes, because we are a small company, and Microsoft is a large international company with a multibillion-dollar turnover and a lot of power. However, other developers may be concerned about Microsoft’s decision.
Now, when we search Google for the query “how to open RAR files”, we see advertisements from our competitors. That may change soon, but we don’t know how yet.
While users will still need WinRAR to create RAR files, our app will no longer be needed to open .rar files (which were never exclusive to WinRAR anyway), but we hope that there are enough users who will continue to support small businesses and software developers so that we can continue developing WinRAR for a long time to come.
We plan to continue developing WinRAR to make it even more attractive to users. We recently released a beta version of WinRAR 6.22 and are currently working on a major project update that we hope will be ready by the end of the year,” Louise Cusworth from WinRAR Sales explained to the media.
