Are you asking for archive (compression) program or the format itself?
7-zip opens a lot more without nagging you, and doesn't install context menus or even associations unless you tell it to.
I think you're talking opt-in versus opt-out, whereas I'm talking opts-at-all versus it doing it without letting you tell it no.Associations by default, no. Context menus by default, yes.
Anyway, I prefer WinRAR for purely aesthetic reasons. WinRAR and 7-zip accomplish basically the same thing.
I think you're talking opt-in versus opt-out, whereas I'm talking opts-at-all versus it doing it without letting you tell it no.
32-bit or 64-bit installer?7-zip doesn't give one the option to opt-in or opt-out during install.
Yeah just checked, looks like it changed for both (the .exe and .msi installers used to act differently).7-Zip 32-bit installs without the option to disable the context menu. WinRAR installs giving one the option.
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