KingZip Update History

Disk / forensic image support — VDI/QCow/DD raw + EWF (E01/Ex01/S01/L01/Lx01)
Auto-detect filesystems — APFS (macOS/iOS) / HFS+ / exFAT / ext2-4 / NTFS / FAT / ISO + MBR/GPT partitions
Disk image drag & drop open + double-click inner files in new window
EWF forensic integrity verification
Large ZIP open speedup — direct Central Directory parsing
Fixed AES HMAC truncation on files >4GB + batched AES-CTR decryption
Fixed repeated password prompts in encrypted ZIPs + WinZip AES memory safety hardening

Accurate guidance for missing split archive volumes (ZIP/7z/RAR/ALZ/EGG/KZ)
Folder tree loading 332x faster for large ZIPs (6s → 2s on a 24K-folder ZIP)
Scroll performance improved for large file lists (1500+ rows)
MoTW (Mark of the Web) whitelist expanded — 15 extensions added (PS1, HTA, JAR, Office macros, etc.)
Fixed 0-byte extraction error for ZIP64 + Data Descriptor archives
Auto-close after drag & drop extraction + improved encrypted file folder handling
Toast notifications added + file association menu cleanup + .tgz raw TAR detection

New benchmark tool — KingZip self-measurement + comparison with Bandizip/7-Zip/WinRAR
Compression/extraction progress dialog + multiple settings UX improvements
Multi-archive "Extract Here" / "Extract to Folder" context menus
JPEG EXIF Orientation auto-rotate (correct preview for smartphone photos)
Faster password recovery for ZIP/EGG/ALZ
WinZip AES HMAC-SHA1 verification (AE-2 standard compliance)
SFX self-extract title changed to "KingZip Self-Extract Archive"
Full code review — 23 security/stability fixes