The latest Windows 11 Insider Beta Channel build, version 22631.2199, now supports a range of archive formats including tar, tar.gz, tar.bz2, tar.zst, tar.xz, tgz, tbz2, tzst, txz, 7z, 7-zip, rar, and gz in read mode and some in write mode. However, encrypted archives are not yet supported in this version.
Encryption support is coming in the future.
ℹℹ The support for these archive formats is based on the open source libarchive project and is aimed at eliminating the need for third-party applications to access archives. The integration with libarchive was first announced on May 23 during the Build event.
According to the description of the libarchive project, it supports 16 types of archives, but with some restrictions on versions and capabilities (read or write).
Microsoft also plans to improve the speed of packing files into an archive and add new features for working with archives in upcoming builds of Windows 11.
The production version of Windows 11 will receive native support for these archive formats in September 2023. The ability to create archives of these formats will be added in 2024.
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