💻 WinRAR Auto Updater (PowerShell)

This PowerShell script automates the process of checking for the latest version of WinRAR and updating it silently on your Windows system. No more manual downloads or installations - just run the script and stay up to date!

This repository includes three PowerShell-based approaches to automatically update WinRAR on Windows:

1. ✅ Direct from rarlab.com
2. 🍫 Using Chocolatey
3. 🪟 Using Winget

Each method has its own strengths and trade-offs. Choose the one that best fits your system setup and update preferences.

Personally, I like the direct-from-rarlab.com method best.

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📊 Comparison Table

Feature	Direct from RARLAB	Using Chocolatey (choco)	Using Winget (winget)
Update speed	🔥🔥🔥 Fastest (same-day)	🔥 Fast (same-day, or with a slight delay of about 1–3 days)	🐢 Often delayed (days–weeks)
Can install beta versions	✅ Yes (pulls directly from RARLAB, so you'll get beta versions too)	❌ No (choco usually sticks to stable releases)	❌ No (winget usually sticks to stable releases)
Consistency	⭐⭐⭐ (May break if rarlab.com changes its website or file naming format. But honestly, they've kept things stable for years)	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Stable via package manager)	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Stable via package manager)
Version check before update	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes
Requires package manager	❌ No	✅ Yes (choco)	✅ Yes (winget)
Auto installs package manager	❌ No (Because we don't need)	✅ Yes	✅ Yes
Silent install	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes
Skips if WinRAR is running	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes
Scheduled task support	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes
Logging support	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes

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📄 Further information can be found in the README.md file located in each script's directory.

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