Windows 11 users know all too well about RAR and 7-Zip formats that allows users to store files in a compress state to reduce their sizes. All Windows users have a third-party tool like WinRar install on their system to access RAR files.
But that will no longer be necessary, yes as Microsoft had announce new features for Windows 11, including native RAR support earlier 2023.
And now, as per reports, Microsoft is rolling out the feature as part of a Windows update.
Microsoft has issue an optional KB5031455 Preview Cumulative Update Preview for Windows 11 Version 22H2 for the month of October.
As per to a report, the update adds support for 11 new file archive formats, .rar, .7z, .tar, .tar.gz, .tar.bz2, .tar.zst, .tar.xz, .tgz, .tbz2, .tzst, and .txz.
With native support for archive file formats like RAR and 7-Zip, Windows users would no longer need a third-party app like WinRAR to access compress files.
To install the optional update, users can go to Windows 11 Settings, and click the ‘Windows Update’ button on the Home or System menu.
If your system has not yet receive the update, you should get a message : ‘2023-10 Cumulative Update Preview for Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5031455) is now available.‘
Click Download & install to get the update, which adds support for archive file formats, including RAR.
When Windows is updated, users would be able to open, extract, and edit archive files without the need for any third-party tools.
In May 2023, Microsoft had first announce that Windows would be getting native RAR support with a slew of new features.
Microsoft had said that Windows 11 would bring support for TAR (Tape Archive), 7-zip, RAR (Roshal Archive), GZ (Gzip), and other archive formats.
Microsoft had also said that Windows 11 would get support for accessing app instances in the taskbar with a click, hiding the date and time, and shutting down apps from the taskbar without the Windows Task Manager.
In September 2023, Microsoft update Windows to support its new AI-power Copilot assistant.
Copilot adds a revamp Bing Chat to Windows 11, capable of generating summaries of web pages, toggling system controls, and provided text and image-based responses to your queries.
Windows 11 was release in 2021 and is now running on over 400 million monthly active devices.
This popular operating system is expect to hit 500 million active devices by 2024.
