Unfortunately, this doesn’t include password-protected versions of the archive files.
Good news: You may not have to download 7-zip or WinRar anymore, unless you really want to (or like to password-protect files).
In a new cumulative update, Microsoft added support for five new file archive types: .tar, .tar.gz, .tar.bz2, .tar.zst, .tar.xz, .tgz, .tbz2, .tzst, .txz, .rar, and .7z files, BleepingComputer reports. It’s worth noting that while 11 extensions are listed here, some are duplicates. For instance, .tar.gz and .tgz use the same archive algorithm; the only difference is the extension given.
While Windows could already handle ZIP files, it didn’t work with .
