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7-Zip 25.00 available

The update includes improve.ments and security fixes

The final version 25.00 has been released for 7-Zip. This version fixes several bugs and unspecified security vulnerabilities

Detailed release notes

  • Enhanced CPU Thread Utilization: 7-Zip for Windows now supports the use of more than 64 CPU threads when compressing to ZIP, 7Z, and XZ formats, as well as during benchmark operations. On systems with multiple processor groups (i.e., systems with over 64 CPU threads), 7-Zip now intelligently distributes threads across those groups for improved performance.

  • Improved Compression Speeds:

bzip2: Compression speed has been boosted by 15–40%.

deflate (ZIP/GZ): Compression speed has seen a 1–3% increase.

*Archive Format Enhancements: Support for ZIP, CPIO, and FAT archive formats has been improved.

  • Bug Fixes & Security: Several bugs and vulnerabilities have been resolved to enhance stability and security.

Find the update download here.

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