ZIP is a popular file compression format, but Windows has allowed you to natively open ZIP files for years now. However, the platform doesn’t support the long-running WinRAR file compression ...

7 Best Tools to Extract RAR Files on Windows Carl May 18, 2022 August 17, 2023 There are numerous tools that can extract RAR file format on Microsoft Windows.

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 ...

The new native support for RAR files in Windows 11 will allow users to open and extract RAR files without having to install any additional software.

Windows Explorer, the native file manager in Windows, can extract data from ZIP files but it does not open RARs. You need a third-party application to extract the contents of a RAR file.

If 7-Zip cannot open an archive or compressed file and you see Cannot open file as archive error message, here's what you can do.