The script takes an aggressive approach because it aims for a lean system. It removes Windows Update, Defender, some language packs, and legacy Internet Explorer components, and also prunes the WinSxS ...

If you see Error 0x8000FFFF Catastrophic Failure when extracting a ZIP file in Windows 11/10, follow the solutions mentioned ...

It appears that if a zip file's top-level content is a directory with the same name as the zip file itself without the .zip (such as zip files created by Material Files itself!), Material Files gets ...

Trying to open a 7z file on Windows 11 and not sure where to start? You’re not alone, this file format isn’t as common as ZIP or RAR, but it’s widely used because it packs files tight and fast. The ...

.tar / .gz Use 7-Zip or PeaZip Common on Linux/macOS downloads Double-click the archive to open it in File Explorer, WinRAR, or 7-Zip. Resize or move the archive window so you can see your destination ...

If you've downloaded a file that ends in .rar, you might be wondering how to open it on your Windows 11 computer. RAR files are compressed folders, similar to ZIP files. People use them to bundle ...

Microsoft really doesn't want customers to upgrade older PCs to Windows 11, but there are workarounds for all but the oldest devices. Now that Windows 10 support has officially ended, here's ...

Last week, Microsoft sent out a new preview version of Windows 11 to members of the Windows Insider Program. This one only rolled out to those on the Canary Channel, which is the most experimental and ...

Archives created by libarchive have content for which every filename included in the archive starts with a "./" (interpreted by windows as a "."). It's true for ZIP archives created by libarchive but ...

Hackers are targeting Windows machines using the ZIP file concatenation technique to deliver malicious payloads in compressed archives without security solutions detecting them. The technique exploits ...