Windows – WinRAR context menu’s “Extract here” does not work in Windows 7

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I recently installed Windows 7 Ultimate on my laptop and I am the administrative user. I have also installed WinRAR.

Whenever I try to extract a RAR file using the 'Extract Here' option from the Explorer context menu, it doesn't work. I am however able to extract by opening the RAR file and then using the Extract option in the tool bar.

It seems that Windows UAC is blocking WinRAR's context menu operation. How can I fix this so I can use the context menu?

Best Answer

  • Try the latest version of Winrar or
  • Use an alternative free extraction utility, such as 7-zip
  • If none of above works for you, then just disable UAC (although that's not recommended, it's the first thing I do when I install Windows 7. Mainly because the number of problems it causes are much more than the benefit it provides.)
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