diff --git a/runtime/autoload/netrw.vim b/runtime/autoload/netrw.vim
index 89aad81..629d35e 100644
--- a/runtime/autoload/netrw.vim
+++ b/runtime/autoload/netrw.vim
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 "   2024 Nov 07 by Vim Project: fix a few issues with netrw tree listing (#15996)
 "   2024 Nov 10 by Vim Project: directory symlink not resolved in tree view (#16020)
 "   2024 Nov 14 by Vim Project: small fixes to netrw#BrowseX (#16056)
+"   2024 Nov 23 by Vim Project: update decompress defaults (#16104)
 "   }}}
 " Former Maintainer:	Charles E Campbell
 " GetLatestVimScripts: 1075 1 :AutoInstall: netrw.vim
@@ -365,7 +366,39 @@
 " Default values - d-g ---------- {{{3
 call s:NetrwInit("s:didstarstar",0)
 call s:NetrwInit("g:netrw_dirhistcnt"      , 0)
-call s:NetrwInit("g:netrw_decompress"       , '{ ".gz" : "gunzip", ".bz2" : "bunzip2", ".zip" : "unzip", ".tar" : "tar -xf", ".xz" : "unxz" }')
+let s:xz_opt = has('unix') ? "XZ_OPT=-T0" :
+		\ (has("win32") && &shell =~? '\vcmd(\.exe)?$' ?
+		\ "setx XZ_OPT=-T0 &&" : "")
+call s:NetrwInit("g:netrw_decompress ", "{"
+            \ .."'.lz4':      'lz4 -d',"
+            \ .."'.lzo':      'lzop -d',"
+            \ .."'.lz':       'lzip -dk',"
+            \ .."'.7z':       '7za x',"
+            \ .."'.001':      '7za x',"
+            \ .."'.zip':      'unzip',"
+            \ .."'.bz':       'bunzip2 -k',"
+            \ .."'.bz2':      'bunzip2 -k',"
+            \ .."'.gz':       'gunzip -k',"
+            \ .."'.lzma':     'unlzma -T0 -k',"
+            \ .."'.xz':       'unxz -T0 -k',"
+            \ .."'.zst':      'zstd -T0 -d',"
+            \ .."'.Z':        'uncompress -k',"
+            \ .."'.tar':      'tar -xvf',"
+            \ .."'.tar.bz':   'tar -xvjf',"
+            \ .."'.tar.bz2':  'tar -xvjf',"
+            \ .."'.tbz':      'tar -xvjf',"
+            \ .."'.tbz2':     'tar -xvjf',"
+            \ .."'.tar.gz':   'tar -xvzf',"
+            \ .."'.tgz':      'tar -xvzf',"
+            \ .."'.tar.lzma': '"..s:xz_opt.." tar -xvf --lzma',"
+            \ .."'.tlz':      '"..s:xz_opt.." tar -xvf --lzma',"
+            \ .."'.tar.xz':   '"..s:xz_opt.." tar -xvfJ',"
+            \ .."'.txz':      '"..s:xz_opt.." tar -xvfJ',"
+            \ .."'.tar.zst':  '"..s:xz_opt.." tar -xvf --use-compress-program=unzstd',"
+            \ .."'.tzst':     '"..s:xz_opt.." tar -xvf --use-compress-program=unzstd',"
+            \ .."'.rar':      '"..(executable("unrar")?"unrar x -ad":"rar x -ad").."'"
+            \ .."}")
+unlet s:xz_opt
 call s:NetrwInit("g:netrw_dirhistmax"       , 10)
 call s:NetrwInit("g:netrw_fastbrowse"       , 1)
 call s:NetrwInit("g:netrw_ftp_browse_reject", '^total\s\+\d\+$\|^Trying\s\+\d\+.*$\|^KERBEROS_V\d rejected\|^Security extensions not\|No such file\|: connect to address [0-9a-fA-F:]*: No route to host$')
@@ -6510,7 +6543,6 @@
     NetrwKeepj call winrestview(svpos)
    endif
   endif
-
 endfun
 
 " ---------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -6536,7 +6568,7 @@
 
    " for every filename in the marked list
    for fname in s:netrwmarkfilelist_{curbufnr}
-    let sfx= substitute(fname,'^.\{-}\(\.\a\+\)$','\1','')
+    let sfx= substitute(fname,'^.\{-}\(\.[[:alnum:]]\+\)$','\1','')
     if exists("g:netrw_decompress['".sfx."']")
      " fname has a suffix indicating that its compressed; apply associated decompression routine
      let exe= g:netrw_decompress[sfx]
diff --git a/runtime/doc/pi_netrw.txt b/runtime/doc/pi_netrw.txt
index a783fe9..c22aad3 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/pi_netrw.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/pi_netrw.txt
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
-*pi_netrw.txt*  For Vim version 9.1.  Last change: 2024 Nov 12
+*pi_netrw.txt*  For Vim version 9.1.  Last change: 2024 Nov 23
 
 	    ------------------------------------------------
 	    NETRW REFERENCE MANUAL    by Charles E. Campbell
 	    ------------------------------------------------
-Author:  Charles E. Campbell  <NcampObell@SdrPchip.AorgM-NOSPAM>
-	  (remove NOSPAM from Campbell's email first)
+Original Author:  Charles E. Campbell
 
 Copyright: Copyright (C) 2017 Charles E Campbell    *netrw-copyright*
 	The VIM LICENSE applies to the files in this package, including
@@ -2659,10 +2658,34 @@
 				  netrw last saw |g:netrw_cursor| >= 5 or when
 				  netrw was initially run.
 
-  *g:netrw_decompress*		= { ".gz"  : "gunzip" ,
-				    ".bz2" : "bunzip2" ,
-				    ".zip" : "unzip" ,
-				    ".tar" : "tar -xf"}
+  *g:netrw_decompress*		= { '.lz4':	 'lz4 -d',
+				    '.lzo':	 'lzop -d',
+				    '.lz':	 'lzip -dk',
+				    '.7z':	 '7za x',
+				    '.001':	 '7za x',
+				    '.tar.bz':	 'tar -xvjf',
+				    '.tar.bz2':  'tar -xvjf',
+				    '.tbz':	 'tar -xvjf',
+				    '.tbz2':	 'tar -xvjf',
+				    '.tar.gz':	 'tar -xvzf',
+				    '.tgz':	 'tar -xvzf',
+				    '.tar.zst':  'tar --use-compress-program=unzstd -xvf',
+				    '.tzst':	 'tar --use-compress-program=unzstd -xvf',
+				    '.tar':	 'tar -xvf',
+				    '.zip':	 'unzip',
+				    '.bz':	 'bunzip2 -k',
+				    '.bz2':	 'bunzip2 -k',
+				    '.gz':	 'gunzip -k',
+				    '.lzma':	 'unlzma -T0 -k',
+				    '.xz':	 'unxz -T0 -k',
+				    '.zst':	 'zstd -T0 -d',
+				    '.Z':	 'uncompress -k',
+				    '.rar':	 'unrar x -ad',
+				    '.tar.lzma': 'tar --lzma -xvf',
+				    '.tlz':	 'tar --lzma -xvf',
+				    '.tar.xz':	 'tar -xvJf',
+				    '.txz':	 'tar -xvJf'}
+
 				  A dictionary mapping suffices to
 				  decompression programs.