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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 ...

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How to Use Settings to Open Microsoft 365 Files in Desktop Apps Your email has been sent Learn how to use a Microsoft 365 setting that lets you determine whether to work in an online or desktop ...

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The original proposal for the World Wide Web, written by Tim Berners-Lee in 1989, is an important piece of internet history. It also can't be opened on modern computers. John Graham-Cumming, a British ...

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