The libarchive project is used as a dependency within VLC and Windows ZIP Tool.
flowchart TD
DMA[EU Digital Markets Act] --> WINDOWS(Windows PC OS)
FOSSEPS[FOSSEPS] --> VLC(VLC)
VLC --> LIBARCHIVE(libarchive)
WINDOWS --> LIBARCHIVE
VLC can open archive files and play contained videos directly. Build instructions for contrib/libarchive.
Opening archive files like TAR through default settings in Windows Explorer uses libarchive internally, according to developer blogs.