On: 7-Zip 25.00

[jore]

I think that at least since win10 there is zip embedded in windows, it’s just not 7z

[lousken → jore]

it goes much further back than that, think it was xp

the issue is that it sucks, it's at least 10x slower than 7 zip, maybe more, showing lots of files/folders freezes the explorer gui on w10 and it only supports .zip (which could've been changed on w11, never used, never tried)

[gertop → jore]

Zip support has been in Windows since XP.

In 11 (and maybe later 10 updates) they added 7z and rar support.

[OptionOfT → gertop]

Except weirdly enough, when you open a .zip there is an "Extract All" button.

When you open a .tar.gz or a .rar that button is gone.

For those you need to do right mouse on the .tar.gz or .rar and click "Extract All...".

I miss the days when Windows' UI was consistent.

[extraduder_ire → OptionOfT]

I don't think windows UI has ever been consistent after the second release.

It's just more noticeable on 11/10 because the last four releases each have a very distinct visual style.