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Windows 11 adds native support for RAR, 7-Zip, Tar and other archive formats thanks to open-source library (www.techspot.com)
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Windows 11 adds native support for RAR, 7-Zip, Tar and other archive formats thanks to open-source library::undefined

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[–] Resol@lemmy.world 66 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Microsoft annonces an actually useful feature for Windows once in a blue moon basically. This is one of them.

But I still hate Windows.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 47 points 11 months ago (2 children)

It only took them 20 years to incorporate a handful of mainstream file formats as core features. Give them a medal.

[–] frezik@midwest.social 15 points 11 months ago

Maybe they'll get around to multithreaded (de)compression in another 20 years.

[–] Resol@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

The medal will be made of copper.