diff --git a/src/Files.Backend/Services/Settings/IPreferencesSettingsService.cs b/src/Files.Backend/Services/Settings/IPreferencesSettingsService.cs
index 8458a86e7fee..1a46d7a57639 100644
--- a/src/Files.Backend/Services/Settings/IPreferencesSettingsService.cs
+++ b/src/Files.Backend/Services/Settings/IPreferencesSettingsService.cs
@@ -109,10 +109,5 @@ public interface IPreferencesSettingsService : IBaseSettingsService, INotifyProp
         /// A list containing all paths to tabs closed on last session.
         /// </summary>
         List<string> LastSessionTabList { get; set; }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether or not to open archives in Files.
-        /// </summary>
-        bool OpenArchivesInFiles { get; set; }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Files.Package/Package.appxmanifest b/src/Files.Package/Package.appxmanifest
index 02a2e4497bb1..fb8cbecfde12 100644
--- a/src/Files.Package/Package.appxmanifest
+++ b/src/Files.Package/Package.appxmanifest
@@ -69,9 +69,12 @@
               </uap5:Extension>
               <Extension Category="windows.updateTask" EntryPoint="BackgroundTasks.UpdateTask" />
               <uap:Extension Category="windows.fileTypeAssociation">
-                <uap:FileTypeAssociation Name="zip">
+                <uap:FileTypeAssociation Name="archives">
                   <uap:SupportedFileTypes>
                     <uap:FileType>.zip</uap:FileType>
+                    <uap:FileType>.7z</uap:FileType>
+                    <uap:FileType>.rar</uap:FileType>
+                    <uap:FileType>.tar</uap:FileType>
                   </uap:SupportedFileTypes>
                 </uap:FileTypeAssociation>
               </uap:Extension>
diff --git a/src/Files.Shared/Extensions/LinqExtensions.cs b/src/Files.Shared/Extensions/LinqExtensions.cs
index b81c82d8b66a..1ef84582314f 100644
--- a/src/Files.Shared/Extensions/LinqExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Files.Shared/Extensions/LinqExtensions.cs
@@ -42,6 +42,24 @@ public static class LinqExtensions
             return defaultValue;
         }
 
+        public static async Task<TValue?> GetAsync<TKey, TValue>(this IDictionary<TKey, TValue> dictionary, TKey key, Func<Task<TValue?>> defaultValueFunc)
+        {
+            if (dictionary is null || key is null)
+            {
+                return await defaultValueFunc();
+            }
+            if (!dictionary.ContainsKey(key))
+            {
+                var defaultValue = await defaultValueFunc();
+                if (defaultValue is TValue value)
+                {
+                    dictionary.Add(key, value);
+                }
+                return defaultValue;
+            }
+            return dictionary[key];
+        }
+
         public static async Task<IEnumerable<T>> WhereAsync<T>(this IEnumerable<T> source, Func<T, Task<bool>> predicate)
         {
             var results = await Task.WhenAll(source.Select(async x => (x, await predicate(x))));
diff --git a/src/Files.Uwp/Filesystem/StorageItems/ZipStorageFolder.cs b/src/Files.Uwp/Filesystem/StorageItems/ZipStorageFolder.cs
index 85db467ba498..04da59e5a12c 100644
--- a/src/Files.Uwp/Filesystem/StorageItems/ZipStorageFolder.cs
+++ b/src/Files.Uwp/Filesystem/StorageItems/ZipStorageFolder.cs
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ public static bool IsZipPath(string path, bool includeRoot = true)
         private static Dictionary<string, bool> defaultAppDict = new Dictionary<string, bool>();
         public static async Task<bool> CheckDefaultZipApp(string filePath)
         {
-            IUserSettingsService userSettingsService = Ioc.Default.GetService<IUserSettingsService>();
             Func<Task<bool>> queryFileAssoc = async () =>
             {
                 var assoc = await NativeWinApiHelper.GetFileAssociationAsync(filePath);
@@ -91,7 +90,7 @@ public static async Task<bool> CheckDefaultZipApp(string filePath)
                 return true;
             };
             var ext = System.IO.Path.GetExtension(filePath)?.ToLowerInvariant();
-            return userSettingsService.PreferencesSettingsService.OpenArchivesInFiles || await defaultAppDict.Get(ext, queryFileAssoc());
+            return await defaultAppDict.GetAsync(ext, queryFileAssoc);
         }
 
         public static IAsyncOperation<BaseStorageFolder> FromPathAsync(string path)
@@ -106,7 +105,7 @@ public static IAsyncOperation<BaseStorageFolder> FromPathAsync(string path)
                 if (marker is not -1)
                 {
                     var containerPath = path.Substring(0, marker + ext.Length);
-                    if (await CheckDefaultZipApp(path) && CheckAccess(containerPath))
+                    if (CheckAccess(containerPath))
                     {
                         return new ZipStorageFolder(path, containerPath);
                     }
diff --git a/src/Files.Uwp/ServicesImplementation/Settings/PreferencesSettingsService.cs b/src/Files.Uwp/ServicesImplementation/Settings/PreferencesSettingsService.cs
index 334a76860bc8..438df6e9f544 100644
--- a/src/Files.Uwp/ServicesImplementation/Settings/PreferencesSettingsService.cs
+++ b/src/Files.Uwp/ServicesImplementation/Settings/PreferencesSettingsService.cs
@@ -140,12 +140,6 @@ public List<string> LastSessionTabList
             set => Set(value);
         }
 
-        public bool OpenArchivesInFiles
-        {
-            get => Get(true);
-            set => Set(value);
-        }
-
         protected override void RaiseOnSettingChangedEvent(object sender, SettingChangedEventArgs e)
         {
             switch (e.SettingName)
@@ -167,7 +161,6 @@ protected override void RaiseOnSettingChangedEvent(object sender, SettingChanged
                 case nameof(ContinueLastSessionOnStartUp):
                 case nameof(OpenNewTabOnStartup):
                 case nameof(AlwaysOpenNewInstance):
-                case nameof(OpenArchivesInFiles):
                     Analytics.TrackEvent($"{e.SettingName} {e.NewValue}");
                     break;
             }
@@ -194,7 +187,6 @@ public void ReportToAppCenter()
             Analytics.TrackEvent($"{nameof(ContinueLastSessionOnStartUp)}, {ContinueLastSessionOnStartUp}");
             Analytics.TrackEvent($"{nameof(OpenNewTabOnStartup)}, {OpenNewTabOnStartup}");
             Analytics.TrackEvent($"{nameof(AlwaysOpenNewInstance)}, {AlwaysOpenNewInstance}");
-            Analytics.TrackEvent($"{nameof(OpenArchivesInFiles)}, {OpenArchivesInFiles}");
         }
     }
 }