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.

With the upcoming native RAR support in Windows 11, users will be able to effortlessly open and extract RAR files without the need for any external tools or utilities.

Microsoft has quietly announced that it will support opening RAR files on Windows 11. The file format typically requires WinRAR or another file compression app.

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.