At some point, everybody receives a file they're not sure how to open. Windows doesn't natively support all file formats, so sometimes you need special software. The RAR format is a very common ...

Two popular formats to compress files are ZIP and RAR. While ZIP is an in-built functionality in Windows systems, RAR needs specialized software to compress the files and folders. At the receiving ...

RAR is a compressed file format—much like a ZIP file—and in this article, we'll show you how to open RAR files on Windows or ...

However, unlike a normal file folder, a RAR file is compressed and needs special software to open. Its function is similar to another popular compression format the .zip file. Instead, RAR files ...

Using WinRAR or similar programs was the only way to open RAR files in Windows, as Microsoft has never added native support for the format. That is going to change very soon. As part of Microsoft ...