{"id":166141,"date":"2022-11-29T16:01:20","date_gmt":"2022-11-29T15:01:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=166141"},"modified":"2025-07-01T20:17:30","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T03:17:30","slug":"how-to-stop-winrar-from-opening-jar-files-in-3-fast-steps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/how-to-stop-winrar-from-opening-jar-files-in-3-fast-steps\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Stop Winrar from Opening Jar Files in 3 Fast Steps"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There may be specific zipped files that you don\u2019t want WinRAR opening on Android devices, iOS, Linux, Windows<\/a>, and Mac<\/a>. One such example is JAR files. This file extension stands for Java Archive and is a few file formats that handle both audio, images, and class files. You may prefer your Java application and not WinRAR to open that JAR file. So how do you stop WinRAR from opening this file extension?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to Stop Winrar from Opening Jar Files<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Step 1: Open WinRAR<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Open your WinRAR program on your chosen device. In the top menu bar, click on \u2018Options,\u2019 and a drop-down list will appear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Step 2: Access integrations<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In the drop-down list that appears, click on the \u2018Settings tab. Click on the \u2018Integrations\u2019 tab to open a list of all the file extensions that WinRAR will open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Step 3: Uncheck \u2018JAR\u2019 Files<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Find the JAR files extension in the list and uncheck it. This will stop WinRAR from opening JAR files.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can now right-click on your JAR files and click on \u2018Open With\u2019 and then \u2018Choose App\u2019 to select which program you want to open the Jar file. If you tick the \u2018Always Use This App To Open .jar Files\u2019 option, this will become the default program for opening JAR files in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Customize Your File Extraction Program<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As you can see from the above, it is effortless to customize your file extraction program. You can easily choose which files to open and which ones not. Why not try it now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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