PowerArchiver 12.11

[McLovin]

PowerArchiver offers hundreds of features, yet remains easy to use, small and fast. Novice users will find a familiar interface complete with tutorial and detailed help, while more experienced users can take advantage of full Explorer integration, multiple encryption methods and advanced compression algorithms.

Here is a brief list of some of the key features found in PowerArchiver:

• Preview Window
• Full Windows Vista Support
• Superior ZIP Support
• 7-Zip Compression
• Multiple Formats Support Including ISO
• New Queue System (Add/Extract/Backup) and PowerArchiver Starter
• Unmatched Security
• Automated Backups
• Guaranteed Compatibility and Explorer Integration
• Compression Profiles
• Useful Tools
  

Change Log - Link.

• Windows 8 support – Improved installer support for Windows 8.
• Improved Translations – Several translations updated and improved.
• Improved Converter – Added option for creating solid 7-zip archives.
• Improved profiles – Added encryption options for compression profiles.
• Other improvements, tweaks, fixes – Over 14 improvements implemented.
  

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[jota13]

I won this software in a contest and I liked it. To the extent that I uninstall AlZip and UltimateZip and I left only 7-zip, because I think it also good.

In Power Archiver is especially good previews of archives and it can play multimedia files.

[McLovin]

Quote:Update:

* Improved TAR handling
– Improved behavior when working with large TAR archives.
* Improved rename box
– Consistent size between different dialogues, F2 now activates rename file inside archive dialogue.
* Improved Windows 8 support
– Small improvements for Windows 8 Cunsumer Preview support.
* Modern interface and backup option
– Modern interface will now allow backup for Professional users.
* Better Unicode compatibility with PAOP
– Added improved Unicode compatibility for interaction with PAOP for new PAOP release 2.20.05.

Link.

[McLovin]

Quote:* File list color coding – Background color of file list columns changed based on file size, compression ratio, file type. Completely configurable. Button on status bar for easy on/off.
* Enhancements of Modern/Ribbon interface – Active tabs based on file currently clicked on (Preview tab currently).
* Easy/Advanced Ribbon interface options – new Easy option for interface that removes less used tabs to make it easier for new users to start using PowerArchiver. Button on status bar for easy on/off.
* RAR Compression support – PowerArchiver will use WinRar to compress to RAR within PowerArchiver interface.
* RAR Extraction improved – 5% speed improvement on RAR extraction, up to 15% faster than WR 4.x, 30%+ over WR 3.9x.
* New Explorer mode for reading archives – New mode that shows paths as folders but does not display contents of hard drive, set as default option.
* Redesigned Shell Interface – easier to use, easier to view.
* Encrypted Icon – Added encrypted icon to the file list, for easier recognition of encrypted files inside archive.
* Improved look of various windows – such as progress bar, etc, matching Win8 look more.
* Wiki Help by default – converted help to Wiki online system, enabling better search, youtube tutorials (over 20+ available), better translations for the future and user interactions. Offline help pack will be available.
* Single version – Multilingual, improvements – From now on, PowerArchiver will be distributed only as Multilingual software, with over 20+ translations. Due to compression improvements and online help, multilingual version has been reduced in size by almost 50%.
* Password Policies – Allows you to setup minimum password policy/rule, to force your users to enter passwords with proper length and mix of characters, so they will be harder to crack. Options include: minimum password length, forcing of lower case, upper case, numeric and symbol characters, independently.
* Password Profiles – You can setup password profiles and then you can select them from the dropdown during password entry, thus enabling higher productivity. It works both in Encryption and Decryption, for all modes supported.
* File Wipe – Wipes your temporary files by using DoD 5220.22-M suggested methods for clearing and sanitizing information on a writable media. You can select between 1, 3 and 7 passes.

Link.

[McLovin]

Quote:# Improved RAR engine
– Increased speed of RAR engine by 15% on average.
# PASTARTER Windows 8 compatibility
– PASTARTER (Queue) now works under Windows 8.
# Better look for Windows Classic theme
– We improved the look of some windows if Windows classic theme is running. They look slightly different now depending on OS you have installed.
# Improved Test Archives Tool
– Better detection of broken archives.
# Added option to not install Patchbeam for Enterprise users
– Added option to not install Patchbeam for Enterprise users.
# Improved Simple mode
– Simple mode now shows FTP/Burner tabs.
# Added SFX creation support in shell
– Added support for creating SFX’s via Windows shell.
# Various other improvements
– Over 25 fixes/improvement

Sources.

[McLovin]

Quote:* Completely new PA Starter
– PA Starter built from grounds up for better Windows 8 performance.
* Windows 8 file associations
– Windows 8 file associations used for Default Programs option in Windows 8.

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