v0.12.1, Update 712

What's new?

This is a bugfix update.

Note

• All downloads in this release are linked below.
• Download the WinRAR 7.12 installer directly if your internet is unstable or you are unable to download through the script.

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CHANGELOG

• Will now display the location of the installer after the download has been completed.
• Fix: Corrected a false positive for too many arguments was detected when only the "download-only" flag was set.
• Improve: Refactored the language parsing for null and english
• Other minor bug fixes and code improvements.

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v0.12.0, Update 712

What's new?

• New ASCII title!
• Automatic downloading of missing keygen
• Supports multiple download servers
• Other improvements and bug fixes

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User Interaction and Console Output

• An ASCII art title is now displayed in the console on startup.
• Console messages for INFO, WARN, and ERROR, color-coded for visibility.
• Interactive user prompts have been implemented for all key decision points, such as selecting an installation path, confirming a re-installation, or approving a license overwrite. This replaces previous non-interactive behaviors.

Script Config & Parsing

• The system for parsing the script's filename for configuration has been completely refactored from a single function into a more modular and robust set of functions.
• Support has been added for a simplified custom license format where only a licensee name is required; the script will use a default license type in this case.
• Validation logic now handles requests for unsupported version/architecture combinations (e.g., 32-bit versions after support ended) by providing the user with interactive prompts and alternative options.
• The in-script documentation has been expanded with more detailed examples of supported naming conventions.

Download & Installation Process

• The script now utilizes multiple official download servers and includes an automatic retry mechanism to increase download reliability.
• A pre-download verification step has been added. It checks if the requested file exists on the server before initiating the full download, which prevents errors from invalid version requests.
• Local installer detection logic has been updated to recognize both modern (winrar-x...) and legacy (wrar...) installer naming schemes.
• A pre-installation check now verifies if the target WinRAR version is already installed and requests user confirmation before proceeding with a re-installation.

Licensing System

• Functionality has been added to automatically retrieve and download the keygen if it is not available locally when a custom license is requested.
• The script now prompts for user confirmation before overwriting an existing license, unless an overwrite mode is explicitly specified in the script name.
• When run in 'license-only' mode, if WinRAR is not found to be installed on the system, the script now offers the user the option to perform the installation first.
• Success notifications for custom licenses now display the licensee and license type that were used.

Environment Handling

• The script can now detect if both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of WinRAR are installed on the same system. If detected, it will prompt the user to select which installation to target for relevant operations (e.g., uninstalling, applying a license).

Internal Changes & Bug Fixes

• The script has undergone significant internal refactoring. Core processes have been modularized into dedicated functions, and numerous utility functions have been added to standardize operations.
• Fixed an issue where the downloaded installer file was not always deleted correctly after use when not explicitly set to be kept.
• Fixed a bug where internal variables for the license key file path were incorrectly defined, pointing only to the directory instead of the full file path.
• Internal documentation, including comment-based help blocks for functions, has been substantially expanded.
• Version constants and lists of known WinRAR versions have been added and updated to support validation logic.

Note

• All downloads in this release are linked below.
• Download the WinRAR 7.12 installer directly if your internet is unstable or you are unable to download through the script.

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CHANGELOG

• New: Add interactive user prompts for handling ambiguous situations like re-installing, choosing between 32/64-bit installations, or overwriting licenses.
• New: Add automatic downloading of the keygen executable if it is not found locally for custom license generation.
• New: Add pre-download verification to check if a requested installer exists on the server before starting the download.
• New: Add support for multiple download servers with an automatic retry mechanism to improve download reliability.
• New: The script now detects and allows management of systems with both 32-bit and 64-bit WinRAR installations.
• Fix: Corrected an issue where the downloaded installer file was not always deleted after use.
• Fix: Corrected a bug where the internal path to the license key file (rarreg.key) was incorrect.
• Improve: Substantially refactored the script name parsing logic for better robustness and flexibility.
• Improve: The user interface now includes an ASCII art title and color-coded console messages.
• Improve: Expanded in-script documentation and added many new usage examples.

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v0.12.0 Beta 3

This beta version has significant refactoring, adds pre-download verification, and improves internal documentation and code structure compared to beta 2. Most of the original functionality remains the same.

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Changes in Beta 3:

User Interaction & Console:

• A new standardized function, Confirm-QueryResult, has been implemented to manage all interactive user prompts. This function centralizes prompt logic, handles expected default answers (Y/n or y/N), and executes different actions based on user input.
• The Stop-OcwrOperation function, which handles script termination, has been updated to accept an optional message parameter to display before exiting.

Messaging & Status Notifications:

• A centralized "messages" section has been added. This section defines script blocks that bundle toast notifications with script termination calls.
• This refactoring standardizes how the script exits and reports status for various success, warning, and error conditions, replacing scattered, inline notification logic.

Download & Installation Process:

• The Get-WinrarInstaller function now performs a pre-download check. It uses Invoke-WebRequest -Method Head to verify that a requested installer file exists on the server before initiating the download. This prevents attempts to download invalid or non-existent versions. Connection verification to the download server has also been added before this check.
• Internal function names were updated for clarity (e.g., Get-Installer was renamed to Get-LocalWinrarInstaller).

Internal Refactoring & Bug Fixes:

• Documentation: Extensive in-script documentation has been added.
• Validation: An additional validation check has been added to the Confirm-ScriptNamePosition function to better detect and prevent invalid script names.
• Commented Code: The final block for generating success toast messages has been refactored to previous implementation and commented out. This will be addressed in a future version. The prior simple logic remains active.

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v0.12.0 Beta 2

This beta version introduces modifications to user interaction, configuration handling, and internal script logic compared to the previous Beta 1 release.

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Changes in Beta 2:

User Interaction & Console Feedback:

• Console output for informational messages and warnings is now color-coded for improved visibility.
• The script issues interactive prompts in specific scenarios, including:
  • When both 32-bit and 64-bit WinRAR installations are detected, allowing user selection.
  • Before re-installing an already existing WinRAR version.
  • When handling unsupported or ambiguous version/architecture requests, offering alternatives.
  • Before overwriting an existing license file if not explicitly instructed.
• Script termination messages have been updated to provide clearer status (e.g., normal completion, error, warning).

Installation & Configuration Logic:

• The script now detects existing 32-bit, 64-bit, or dual (both) WinRAR installations and sets the target path accordingly, prompting the user if necessary.
• Requested WinRAR versions are validated against an internal list of known releases. Logic has been added to manage requests for unknown, unsupported, or ambiguous version/architecture combinations, often involving user confirmation.
• Language tags provided in script names are now resolved to their full language names in console output messages (e.g., "German" from "d").
• Default architecture determination for older WinRAR versions has been refined (e.g., defaulting to 32-bit for versions prior to v3.90, which was the first to offer a 64-bit option).

Pre-Operation Checks:

• A pre-installation check now determines if the target WinRAR version is already installed and prompts for user confirmation before proceeding with a re-installation.
• If "license-only" mode is active and the required WinRAR architecture is not found, the script now offers an option to perform the installation first.

Internal Script Changes & Fixes:

• Several new utility functions have been added for console text formatting, standardized message display (Write-Info, Write-Warn), language code to name resolution (Get-LanguageName), and version number formatting.
• Core installation and licensing procedures have been modularized into separate functions (Invoke-OwcrInstallation, Invoke-OcwrLicensing).
• New internal constants define significant WinRAR version milestones (e.g., $OLDEST, $FIRST_64BIT, $KNOWN_VERSIONS, language code lists).
• A previous issue where the downloaded installer file might not be deleted correctly (when not explicitly set to be kept) has been addressed.
• The global variable $script:CUSTOM_DOWNLOAD has been renamed to $script:CUSTOM_INSTALLATION. New state variables like $script:WINRAR_INSTALLED_LOCATION and $script:DOWNLOAD_WINRAR have been introduced.

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v0.12.0 Beta 1

This version introduces updates to download mechanisms, script name parsing for configuration, error handling, and internal organization, compared to v0.11.0.711.

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Changes in Beta 1:

Download System:

• Support for multiple download servers (rarlab.com, win-rar.com) has been implemented. This includes an automatic retry mechanism if an initial download attempt fails.
• A new internal function, Get-WinRarInstaller, has been added to manage the download process from these servers.

Script Configuration & Parameter Parsing:

• The system for parsing the script's filename to determine operational parameters (such as requested WinRAR version, architecture, license details, and special operation modes like download-only and overwriting licenses) has undergone substantial refactoring.
• This refactoring includes the introduction of a primary new internal function Confirm-ConfigData and several sub-functions (e.g., Confirm-ScriptNamePosition, Get-DataFromConfig, Confirm-DownloadConfig) to provide more structured and robust extraction and validation of configuration data from the script name.
• Logic to handle WinRAR's 32-bit version limitations (e.g., versions after 7.01 no longer supporting 32-bit) has been incorporated into the download configuration process.

Local Installer Detection:

• The internal logic for detecting existing WinRAR installer executables in the script's directory (managed by the Get-Installer function) has been revised and consolidated from previous separate functions.

Error Handling & User Notifications:

• Predefined script blocks have been introduced to generate more standardized error messages, which are displayed to the user via toast notifications.
• The content of various toast notifications has been updated for improved clarity. URLs within these notifications pointing to documentation now utilize predefined variables.

Licensing Process:

• A check is now performed to verify that WinRAR is installed on the system before the script attempts to apply a license. If WinRAR is not detected, the script will display a notification and exit the licensing step.

Internal Script Modifications:

• New internal constants have been added to represent specific WinRAR version milestones relevant to script logic (e.g., $LATEST_32BIT, $LATEST_OLD_WRAR).
• Variables holding URLs for documentation have been standardized for consistent use.
• Some internal variable names have been updated for better clarity (e.g., the regex pattern variable $winrar was renamed to $winrar_file_pattern).
• Obsolete internal variables previously used in script name parsing ($script:SCRIPT_NAME_LOCATION_LEFT, $script:SCRIPT_NAME_LOCATION_MIDDLE_RIGHT) have been removed as part of the parsing system refactor.

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v0.11.0, Update 711

What's new?

• Fix download-only failing whenever a specific version of WinRAR is not provided.
• Update default WinRAR version to 7.11.

Note

If you came from the main page and you're looking for the full package, this is it: v0.11.0.711 ZIP package.
All downloads in this release are linked below.

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Download the incl.WinRAR-x64 package if you're unable to download through the script.
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v0.10.0, Update 710

What's new?

• Update default WinRAR version to 7.10.

Important

As stated by WinRAR in the 6th entry in the WhatsNew.txt of version 7.10, 32-bit operating systems are not supported anymore.

  6. Windows Vista and 32-bit Windows are not supported anymore.
     WinRAR requires Windows 7 x64 or later.

     Unlike WinRAR, 32-bit self-extracting modules are still provided
     as a part of 64-bit installation package.

If you need to install 32-bit versions of WinRAR, you can use one of the packages from a previous release or customize installrar.cmd as installrar_x32_701.cmd to install the most recent 32-bit version of WinRAR.

Note

If you came from the main page and you're looking for the full package, this is it: v0.10.0.710 ZIP package.
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Tip

Download the incl.WinRAR-x64 package if you're unable to download through the script.
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v0.9.0, Update 701

What's new?

• Added special support for oneclickrar to uninstall/un-license WinRAR and skip licensing and/or installation.

Note

If you came from the main page and you're looking for the full package, this is it: v0.9.0.701 ZIP package.
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Tip

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CHANGELOG

• New: Enable extra functionality through substitution of the i in click with a specific number code, e.g., onecl0ckrar.cmd, one-cl3ck-rar.cmd.
• oneclickrar will now assume 64-bit if the architecture is omitted when downloading a specific version of WinRAR.
• Add functionality for oneclickrar to license WinRAR without running an installation of the software.
• Add functionality for oneclickrar to run the installation of WinRAR without licensing it afterwards.
• Add support to uninstall WinRAR.
• Minor code improvements.

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v0.8.0, Update 701

What's new?

• Support for older 32-bit versions of WinRAR is now available
• New download-only feature that allows you to save installers that were downloaded

Note

If you came from the main page and you're looking for the full package, this is it: v0.8.0.701 ZIP package.
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CHANGELOG

• Add support for older 32-bit WinRAR installers
• Add new download-only feature which allows for saving of installers downloaded by the script
• Minor bug fixes and code improvements

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v0.7.0, Update 701

What's new?

• 99.9% of bugs have been eradicated;
• a few features such as buttons and links, have been added to the toast notifications;
• and a few other improvements in logic and error handling.

Note

If you came from the main page and you're looking for the full package, this is it: v0.7.0.701 ZIP package. You can look below for the same link.

Tip

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CHANGELOG

• Fix WinRAR version display error
• Improved script name parsing logic
• Fix annoying bug with variable scope in licenserar.cmd
• Improve error handling when downloading files that are not available on the server
• Improve toast notifications
• Other code improvements

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