I like Windows' built-in handling of ZIP files, and I like to associate compressed files with Windows Explorer whenever possible, rather than a third-party file archiver like 7-zip. Aside from ZIP and ISO, what other formats can Windows 8 open natively?
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See also https://superuser.com/questions/1677299/what-types-of-compressed-archives-does-microsoft-windows-understand-by-default – Michael Altfield Sep 20 '21 at 21:45
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Other than CAB and ZIP which have been supported for ages, none I can think of (ISO isn't a compressed archive format, although native mounting support for it and VHD is new to Win8).
BTW, I wouldn't be so quick to place my faith in the Compressed Folders feature. See here and here for more. 7-Zip is free or you can try commercial archivers such as WinRAR or WinZip – any of them is far better than what's included with Windows (actually, it's not even a contest). The only time I use the in-built feature is when I'm on a fresh OS install and absolutely desperate due to lack of access to one of the alternatives.
