Why Doesn't Windows 10 Have A Rar Decompressor?

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Why doesn't Windows 10 have a RAR decompressor?

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04/03/2022

Laud Shandy

Because if I'm not mistaken RAR is a proprietary format, and having it would infringe copyright. However, it natively recognises the .zip format, which you can work with without any problems.

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