Explorer integration, multiple encryption methods and advanced compression algorithms.

Key features
· Complete built-in support (including creating archives and adding files) for ZIP, CAB, LHA (LZH), TAR, TAR.GZ, TAR.BZ2 and BH (BlakHole) files, and built-in support for reading and extracting many other file formats: RAR, ARJ, ARC, ACE, ZOO, GZ and BZIP2
· Built-in support for XXE and UUE encoded files
· Many powerful archive operations (including: renaming files in archive, spanning archives, testing archives, viewing and writing comments, installing archives, and checking archives for viruses)
· Internal viewer that supports TXT, RTF, BMP, ICO, WMF, EMF, GIF and JPG (JPEG) files
· Skinnable toolbar
· Drag and Drop from/to Windows Explorer and the Desktop
· Two ways of viewing archives (Classic - all files in the same listing; Explorer - browsing through an archive like folders in Windows Explorer)
· Creating powerful ZIP, RAR, ARJ, LHA and BH self-extracting archives
· Complete integration with Windows (extracting archives and creating archives directly from Windows Explorer using powerful "Explorer Shell Extensions")
· Viewing files in all view styles, including "as a Web page"
· Converting between file formats (for example: changing a ZIP archive to CAB archive, or LHA archive to ZIP archive)
· Tool for repairing corrupted ZIP archives
· Tool for extracting multiple archives at once
· Tool for creating backup scripts and running automated backups
· Auto Update to automatically download and install new versions of PowerArchiver
· Batch Zip function to create multiple different archives at once
· Favorite Folders to quickly locate archives
· Printing file list to printer, or exporting file list to HTML or TXT files
· Powerful help in HTML and a tutorial with pictures for beginners
· Many, many other useful and powerful features

What's New
Improvements:
· Improved RAR extraction - up to 20% faster than before, including WinRar.
· Improved speed of zip compression preparation - up to 10x faster than before on many files (both backup and main PA).
· Improved progress bars in various situations.
· Added SFX cab option to the shell extensions configuration.
· Added write directly option in backup.

Bug Fixes:
· Various zip compression/update/extraction issues reported by testers.
· Fixed issue with specific file/folder selection.
· Special characters removed from paths when extracted.
· No error when bad password in RAR file.
· filters don't work in backup if folders are selected.
· Profile boxes not aligned.
· Advanced Options in backup schedule do not work in new backup until backup is reloaded.
· After update, encrypted files inside zip were left unencrypted.
· Drag and drop - all possible compression methods shown even if not applicable.
· Queue does not work in backup.
· Can't select multiple folders in burner tools.