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The update is available in the Insider Preview Build 22635.3640 (KB5037867) for Beta users

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Published onMay 20, 2024

published onMay 20, 2024

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The good news for users who often have tomake and extract 7-Zip and TAR filesis that now, with the new Windows 11 beta patch, you can do that right from the context menu in File Explorer on your device. This means, you no longer need a third-party app to do that.

Those who have been regular readers on the site must know that Windows enthusiast,@PhantomOfEarth, spotted the feature and tweeted about it on April 27, 2024

As per the announcement in theWindows blog,

We’ve added support for creating 7-zip and TAR archives in addition to ZIP via the context menu in File Explorer. We have also added a new compression wizard that lets you choose even more formats and specify even more details. You can compress individual files with gzip/bzip2 (and more,) or add multiple files to archives in different tar formats with different types of compression. You can also change the compression level and what types of data are stored in each archive.

The Windows 11 KB5037867 beta also added some other features, like support for Emoji 15.1; here is what the changelog said:

We’re adding support forEmoji 15.1which introduces a small number of brand-new emoji such as head shaking horizontally and vertically, phoenix, lime, brown mushroom and broken chain. Other changes for Emoji 15.1 include Unicode’s decision to revert family combinations to symbol-like shapes. Windows has chosen to stay with our existing style that use people in family combinations. We are also supporting the new directionality updates for person/man/woman walking, kneeling, with cane, running, manual wheelchair and motorized wheelchair. You can now select right facing or the original left facing orientation for these emoji.

Other than this, there were a handful of fixes for those who have the toggle on:

Here is the list of fixes introduced for everyone in the Beta channel:

Microsoft also mentioned issues related to Internet Information Services (IIS) and Windows Communication Foundation, which could cause them to stop working after the update. The Redmond tech giant also listed other issues; you can check them in theofficial post.

Apart from these, recently, Microsoft improved a few other things, like you can useWindows Share to send emails to oneself quickly, and theSign-out button is now hidden in the Start menu on Windows 11.

You can nowgenerate QR codes for URLs and cloud file linksto facilitate seamless sharing between devices.

What do you think about the new changes in KB5037867? Share your opinions with our readers in the comments section below.

More about the topics:Windows 11,Windows Insider Program

Srishti Sisodia

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Srishti Sisodia is an electronics engineer and writer with a passion for technology. She has extensive experience exploring the latest technological advancements and sharing her insights through informative blogs.

Her diverse interests bring a unique perspective to her work, and she approaches everything with commitment, enthusiasm, and a willingness to learn. That’s why she’s part of Windows Report’s Reviewers team, always willing to share the real-life experience with any software or hardware product. She’s also specialized in Azure, cloud computing, and AI.

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She is an electronics engineer and writer with a passion for technology. Srishti is specialized in Azure, cloud computing, and AI.

With KB5043178 to Release Preview Channel, Microsoft advises Windows 11 users to plug in when the battery is low#

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