diff --git a/packages/cache/__tests__/tar.test.ts b/packages/cache/__tests__/tar.test.ts
index 31f9bd5e..c68d0be8 100644
--- a/packages/cache/__tests__/tar.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cache/__tests__/tar.test.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@ import * as path from 'path'
 import {
   CacheFilename,
   CompressionMethod,
-  GnuTarPathOnWindows
+  GnuTarPathOnWindows,
+  ManifestFilename,
+  SystemTarPathOnWindows,
+  TarFilename
 } from '../src/internal/constants'
 import * as tar from '../src/internal/tar'
 import * as utils from '../src/internal/cacheUtils'
@@ -17,7 +20,7 @@ jest.mock('@actions/io')
 const IS_WINDOWS = process.platform === 'win32'
 const IS_MAC = process.platform === 'darwin'
 
-const defaultTarPath = process.platform === 'darwin' ? 'gtar' : 'tar'
+const defaultTarPath = IS_MAC ? 'gtar' : 'tar'
 
 function getTempDir(): string {
   return path.join(__dirname, '_temp', 'tar')
@@ -56,10 +59,8 @@ test('zstd extract tar', async () => {
   expect(mkdirMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(workspace)
   expect(execMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
   expect(execMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-    `"${tarPath}"`,
     [
-      '--use-compress-program',
-      IS_WINDOWS ? 'zstd -d --long=30' : 'unzstd --long=30',
+      `"${tarPath}"`,
       '-xf',
       IS_WINDOWS ? archivePath.replace(/\\/g, '/') : archivePath,
       '-P',
@@ -67,11 +68,48 @@ test('zstd extract tar', async () => {
       IS_WINDOWS ? workspace?.replace(/\\/g, '/') : workspace
     ]
       .concat(IS_WINDOWS ? ['--force-local'] : [])
-      .concat(IS_MAC ? ['--delay-directory-restore'] : []),
-    {cwd: undefined}
+      .concat(IS_MAC ? ['--delay-directory-restore'] : [])
+      .concat([
+        '--use-compress-program',
+        IS_WINDOWS ? '"zstd -d --long=30"' : 'unzstd --long=30'
+      ])
+      .join(' ')
   )
 })
 
+test('zstd extract tar with windows BSDtar', async () => {
+  if (IS_WINDOWS) {
+    const mkdirMock = jest.spyOn(io, 'mkdirP')
+    const execMock = jest.spyOn(exec, 'exec')
+    jest
+      .spyOn(utils, 'getGnuTarPathOnWindows')
+      .mockReturnValue(Promise.resolve(''))
+
+    const archivePath = `${process.env['windir']}\\fakepath\\cache.tar`
+    const workspace = process.env['GITHUB_WORKSPACE']
+    const tarPath = SystemTarPathOnWindows
+
+    await tar.extractTar(archivePath, CompressionMethod.Zstd)
+
+    expect(mkdirMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(workspace)
+    expect(execMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+    expect(execMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      [
+        'zstd -d --long=30 -o',
+        TarFilename.replace(new RegExp(`\\${path.sep}`, 'g'), '/'),
+        archivePath.replace(new RegExp(`\\${path.sep}`, 'g'), '/'),
+        '&&',
+        `"${tarPath}"`,
+        '-xf',
+        TarFilename.replace(new RegExp(`\\${path.sep}`, 'g'), '/'),
+        '-P',
+        '-C',
+        workspace?.replace(/\\/g, '/')
+      ].join(' ')
+    )
+  }
+})
+
 test('gzip extract tar', async () => {
   const mkdirMock = jest.spyOn(io, 'mkdirP')
   const execMock = jest.spyOn(exec, 'exec')
@@ -86,9 +124,8 @@ test('gzip extract tar', async () => {
   const tarPath = IS_WINDOWS ? GnuTarPathOnWindows : defaultTarPath
   expect(execMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
   expect(execMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-    `"${tarPath}"`,
     [
-      '-z',
+      `"${tarPath}"`,
       '-xf',
       IS_WINDOWS ? archivePath.replace(/\\/g, '/') : archivePath,
       '-P',
@@ -96,15 +133,16 @@ test('gzip extract tar', async () => {
       IS_WINDOWS ? workspace?.replace(/\\/g, '/') : workspace
     ]
       .concat(IS_WINDOWS ? ['--force-local'] : [])
-      .concat(IS_MAC ? ['--delay-directory-restore'] : []),
-    {cwd: undefined}
+      .concat(IS_MAC ? ['--delay-directory-restore'] : [])
+      .concat(['-z'])
+      .join(' ')
   )
 })
 
 test('gzip extract GNU tar on windows with GNUtar in path', async () => {
   if (IS_WINDOWS) {
     // GNU tar present in path but not at default location
-    const isGnuMock = jest
+    jest
       .spyOn(utils, 'getGnuTarPathOnWindows')
       .mockReturnValue(Promise.resolve('tar'))
     const execMock = jest.spyOn(exec, 'exec')
@@ -113,20 +151,18 @@ test('gzip extract GNU tar on windows with GNUtar in path', async () => {
 
     await tar.extractTar(archivePath, CompressionMethod.Gzip)
 
-    expect(isGnuMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
     expect(execMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
     expect(execMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      `"tar"`,
       [
-        '-z',
+        `"tar"`,
         '-xf',
         archivePath.replace(/\\/g, '/'),
         '-P',
         '-C',
         workspace?.replace(/\\/g, '/'),
-        '--force-local'
-      ],
-      {cwd: undefined}
+        '--force-local',
+        '-z'
+      ].join(' ')
     )
   }
 })
@@ -146,11 +182,9 @@ test('zstd create tar', async () => {
 
   expect(execMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
   expect(execMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-    `"${tarPath}"`,
     [
+      `"${tarPath}"`,
       '--posix',
-      '--use-compress-program',
-      IS_WINDOWS ? 'zstd -T0 --long=30' : 'zstdmt --long=30',
       '-cf',
       IS_WINDOWS ? CacheFilename.Zstd.replace(/\\/g, '/') : CacheFilename.Zstd,
       '--exclude',
@@ -159,16 +193,70 @@ test('zstd create tar', async () => {
       '-C',
       IS_WINDOWS ? workspace?.replace(/\\/g, '/') : workspace,
       '--files-from',
-      'manifest.txt'
+      ManifestFilename
     ]
       .concat(IS_WINDOWS ? ['--force-local'] : [])
-      .concat(IS_MAC ? ['--delay-directory-restore'] : []),
+      .concat(IS_MAC ? ['--delay-directory-restore'] : [])
+      .concat([
+        '--use-compress-program',
+        IS_WINDOWS ? '"zstd -T0 --long=30"' : 'zstdmt --long=30'
+      ])
+      .join(' '),
+    undefined, // args
     {
       cwd: archiveFolder
     }
   )
 })
 
+test('zstd create tar with windows BSDtar', async () => {
+  if (IS_WINDOWS) {
+    const execMock = jest.spyOn(exec, 'exec')
+    jest
+      .spyOn(utils, 'getGnuTarPathOnWindows')
+      .mockReturnValue(Promise.resolve(''))
+
+    const archiveFolder = getTempDir()
+    const workspace = process.env['GITHUB_WORKSPACE']
+    const sourceDirectories = ['~/.npm/cache', `${workspace}/dist`]
+
+    await fs.promises.mkdir(archiveFolder, {recursive: true})
+
+    await tar.createTar(
+      archiveFolder,
+      sourceDirectories,
+      CompressionMethod.Zstd
+    )
+
+    const tarPath = SystemTarPathOnWindows
+
+    expect(execMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+    expect(execMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      [
+        `"${tarPath}"`,
+        '--posix',
+        '-cf',
+        TarFilename.replace(/\\/g, '/'),
+        '--exclude',
+        TarFilename.replace(/\\/g, '/'),
+        '-P',
+        '-C',
+        workspace?.replace(/\\/g, '/'),
+        '--files-from',
+        ManifestFilename,
+        '&&',
+        'zstd -T0 --long=30 -o',
+        CacheFilename.Zstd.replace(/\\/g, '/'),
+        TarFilename.replace(/\\/g, '/')
+      ].join(' '),
+      undefined, // args
+      {
+        cwd: archiveFolder
+      }
+    )
+  }
+})
+
 test('gzip create tar', async () => {
   const execMock = jest.spyOn(exec, 'exec')
 
@@ -184,10 +272,9 @@ test('gzip create tar', async () => {
 
   expect(execMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
   expect(execMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-    `"${tarPath}"`,
     [
+      `"${tarPath}"`,
       '--posix',
-      '-z',
       '-cf',
       IS_WINDOWS ? CacheFilename.Gzip.replace(/\\/g, '/') : CacheFilename.Gzip,
       '--exclude',
@@ -196,10 +283,13 @@ test('gzip create tar', async () => {
       '-C',
       IS_WINDOWS ? workspace?.replace(/\\/g, '/') : workspace,
       '--files-from',
-      'manifest.txt'
+      ManifestFilename
     ]
       .concat(IS_WINDOWS ? ['--force-local'] : [])
-      .concat(IS_MAC ? ['--delay-directory-restore'] : []),
+      .concat(IS_MAC ? ['--delay-directory-restore'] : [])
+      .concat(['-z'])
+      .join(' '),
+    undefined, // args
     {
       cwd: archiveFolder
     }
@@ -218,20 +308,49 @@ test('zstd list tar', async () => {
   const tarPath = IS_WINDOWS ? GnuTarPathOnWindows : defaultTarPath
   expect(execMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
   expect(execMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-    `"${tarPath}"`,
     [
-      '--use-compress-program',
-      IS_WINDOWS ? 'zstd -d --long=30' : 'unzstd --long=30',
+      `"${tarPath}"`,
       '-tf',
       IS_WINDOWS ? archivePath.replace(/\\/g, '/') : archivePath,
       '-P'
     ]
       .concat(IS_WINDOWS ? ['--force-local'] : [])
-      .concat(IS_MAC ? ['--delay-directory-restore'] : []),
-    {cwd: undefined}
+      .concat(IS_MAC ? ['--delay-directory-restore'] : [])
+      .concat([
+        '--use-compress-program',
+        IS_WINDOWS ? '"zstd -d --long=30"' : 'unzstd --long=30'
+      ])
+      .join(' ')
   )
 })
 
+test('zstd list tar with windows BSDtar', async () => {
+  if (IS_WINDOWS) {
+    const execMock = jest.spyOn(exec, 'exec')
+    jest
+      .spyOn(utils, 'getGnuTarPathOnWindows')
+      .mockReturnValue(Promise.resolve(''))
+    const archivePath = `${process.env['windir']}\\fakepath\\cache.tar`
+
+    await tar.listTar(archivePath, CompressionMethod.Zstd)
+
+    const tarPath = SystemTarPathOnWindows
+    expect(execMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+    expect(execMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      [
+        'zstd -d --long=30 -o',
+        TarFilename.replace(new RegExp(`\\${path.sep}`, 'g'), '/'),
+        archivePath.replace(new RegExp(`\\${path.sep}`, 'g'), '/'),
+        '&&',
+        `"${tarPath}"`,
+        '-tf',
+        TarFilename.replace(new RegExp(`\\${path.sep}`, 'g'), '/'),
+        '-P'
+      ].join(' ')
+    )
+  }
+})
+
 test('zstdWithoutLong list tar', async () => {
   const execMock = jest.spyOn(exec, 'exec')
 
@@ -244,17 +363,16 @@ test('zstdWithoutLong list tar', async () => {
   const tarPath = IS_WINDOWS ? GnuTarPathOnWindows : defaultTarPath
   expect(execMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
   expect(execMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-    `"${tarPath}"`,
     [
-      '--use-compress-program',
-      IS_WINDOWS ? 'zstd -d' : 'unzstd',
+      `"${tarPath}"`,
       '-tf',
       IS_WINDOWS ? archivePath.replace(/\\/g, '/') : archivePath,
       '-P'
     ]
       .concat(IS_WINDOWS ? ['--force-local'] : [])
-      .concat(IS_MAC ? ['--delay-directory-restore'] : []),
-    {cwd: undefined}
+      .concat(IS_MAC ? ['--delay-directory-restore'] : [])
+      .concat(['--use-compress-program', IS_WINDOWS ? '"zstd -d"' : 'unzstd'])
+      .join(' ')
   )
 })
 
@@ -269,15 +387,15 @@ test('gzip list tar', async () => {
   const tarPath = IS_WINDOWS ? GnuTarPathOnWindows : defaultTarPath
   expect(execMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
   expect(execMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-    `"${tarPath}"`,
     [
-      '-z',
+      `"${tarPath}"`,
       '-tf',
       IS_WINDOWS ? archivePath.replace(/\\/g, '/') : archivePath,
       '-P'
     ]
       .concat(IS_WINDOWS ? ['--force-local'] : [])
-      .concat(IS_MAC ? ['--delay-directory-restore'] : []),
-    {cwd: undefined}
+      .concat(IS_MAC ? ['--delay-directory-restore'] : [])
+      .concat(['-z'])
+      .join(' ')
   )
 })
diff --git a/packages/cache/src/internal/cacheUtils.ts b/packages/cache/src/internal/cacheUtils.ts
index 64fef08a..ea1e7de6 100644
--- a/packages/cache/src/internal/cacheUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/cache/src/internal/cacheUtils.ts
@@ -94,11 +94,6 @@ async function getVersion(app: string): Promise<string> {
 
 // Use zstandard if possible to maximize cache performance
 export async function getCompressionMethod(): Promise<CompressionMethod> {
-  if (process.platform === 'win32' && !(await getGnuTarPathOnWindows())) {
-    // Disable zstd due to bug https://github.com/actions/cache/issues/301
-    return CompressionMethod.Gzip
-  }
-
   const versionOutput = await getVersion('zstd')
   const version = semver.clean(versionOutput)
 
diff --git a/packages/cache/src/internal/constants.ts b/packages/cache/src/internal/constants.ts
index e61b46f4..4dbff574 100644
--- a/packages/cache/src/internal/constants.ts
+++ b/packages/cache/src/internal/constants.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ export enum CompressionMethod {
   Zstd = 'zstd'
 }
 
+export enum ArchiveToolType {
+  GNU = 'gnu',
+  BSD = 'bsd'
+}
+
 // The default number of retry attempts.
 export const DefaultRetryAttempts = 2
 
@@ -24,3 +29,10 @@ export const SocketTimeout = 5000
 
 // The default path of GNUtar on hosted Windows runners
 export const GnuTarPathOnWindows = `${process.env['PROGRAMFILES']}\\Git\\usr\\bin\\tar.exe`
+
+// The default path of BSDtar on hosted Windows runners
+export const SystemTarPathOnWindows = `${process.env['SYSTEMDRIVE']}\\Windows\\System32\\tar.exe`
+
+export const TarFilename = 'cache.tar'
+
+export const ManifestFilename = 'manifest.txt'
diff --git a/packages/cache/src/internal/contracts.d.ts b/packages/cache/src/internal/contracts.d.ts
index 1b2a13a1..d215e26d 100644
--- a/packages/cache/src/internal/contracts.d.ts
+++ b/packages/cache/src/internal/contracts.d.ts
@@ -31,3 +31,8 @@ export interface InternalCacheOptions {
   compressionMethod?: CompressionMethod
   cacheSize?: number
 }
+
+export interface ArchiveTool {
+  path: string
+  type: string
+}
diff --git a/packages/cache/src/internal/tar.ts b/packages/cache/src/internal/tar.ts
index 42692008..ae55d321 100644
--- a/packages/cache/src/internal/tar.ts
+++ b/packages/cache/src/internal/tar.ts
@@ -3,21 +3,28 @@ import * as io from '@actions/io'
 import {existsSync, writeFileSync} from 'fs'
 import * as path from 'path'
 import * as utils from './cacheUtils'
-import {CompressionMethod} from './constants'
+import {ArchiveTool} from './contracts'
+import {
+  CompressionMethod,
+  SystemTarPathOnWindows,
+  ArchiveToolType,
+  TarFilename,
+  ManifestFilename
+} from './constants'
 
 const IS_WINDOWS = process.platform === 'win32'
 
-async function getTarPath(args: string[]): Promise<string> {
+// Function also mutates the args array. For non-mutation call with passing an empty array.
+async function getTarPath(): Promise<ArchiveTool> {
   switch (process.platform) {
     case 'win32': {
       const gnuTar = await utils.getGnuTarPathOnWindows()
-      const systemTar = `${process.env['windir']}\\System32\\tar.exe`
+      const systemTar = SystemTarPathOnWindows
       if (gnuTar) {
         // Use GNUtar as default on windows
-        args.push('--force-local')
-        return gnuTar
+        return <ArchiveTool>{path: gnuTar, type: ArchiveToolType.GNU}
       } else if (existsSync(systemTar)) {
-        return systemTar
+        return <ArchiveTool>{path: systemTar, type: ArchiveToolType.BSD}
       }
       break
     }
@@ -25,22 +32,120 @@ async function getTarPath(args: string[]): Promise<string> {
       const gnuTar = await io.which('gtar', false)
       if (gnuTar) {
         // fix permission denied errors when extracting BSD tar archive with GNU tar - https://github.com/actions/cache/issues/527
-        args.push('--delay-directory-restore')
-        return gnuTar
+        return <ArchiveTool>{path: gnuTar, type: ArchiveToolType.GNU}
+      } else {
+        return <ArchiveTool>{
+          path: await io.which('tar', true),
+          type: ArchiveToolType.BSD
+        }
       }
-      break
     }
     default:
       break
   }
-  return await io.which('tar', true)
+  return <ArchiveTool>{
+    path: await io.which('tar', true),
+    type: ArchiveToolType.GNU
+  }
 }
 
-async function execTar(args: string[], cwd?: string): Promise<void> {
-  try {
-    await exec(`"${await getTarPath(args)}"`, args, {cwd})
-  } catch (error) {
-    throw new Error(`Tar failed with error: ${error?.message}`)
+// Return arguments for tar as per tarPath, compressionMethod, method type and os
+async function getTarArgs(
+  tarPath: ArchiveTool,
+  compressionMethod: CompressionMethod,
+  type: string,
+  archivePath = ''
+): Promise<string[]> {
+  const args = [`"${tarPath.path}"`]
+  const cacheFileName = utils.getCacheFileName(compressionMethod)
+  const tarFile = 'cache.tar'
+  const workingDirectory = getWorkingDirectory()
+  const BSD_TAR_ZSTD =
+    tarPath.type === ArchiveToolType.BSD &&
+    compressionMethod !== CompressionMethod.Gzip &&
+    IS_WINDOWS
+
+  // Method specific args
+  switch (type) {
+    case 'create':
+      args.push(
+        '--posix',
+        '-cf',
+        BSD_TAR_ZSTD
+          ? tarFile
+          : cacheFileName.replace(new RegExp(`\\${path.sep}`, 'g'), '/'),
+        '--exclude',
+        BSD_TAR_ZSTD
+          ? tarFile
+          : cacheFileName.replace(new RegExp(`\\${path.sep}`, 'g'), '/'),
+        '-P',
+        '-C',
+        workingDirectory.replace(new RegExp(`\\${path.sep}`, 'g'), '/'),
+        '--files-from',
+        ManifestFilename
+      )
+      break
+    case 'extract':
+      args.push(
+        '-xf',
+        BSD_TAR_ZSTD
+          ? tarFile
+          : archivePath.replace(new RegExp(`\\${path.sep}`, 'g'), '/'),
+        '-P',
+        '-C',
+        workingDirectory.replace(new RegExp(`\\${path.sep}`, 'g'), '/')
+      )
+      break
+    case 'list':
+      args.push(
+        '-tf',
+        BSD_TAR_ZSTD
+          ? tarFile
+          : archivePath.replace(new RegExp(`\\${path.sep}`, 'g'), '/'),
+        '-P'
+      )
+      break
+  }
+
+  // Platform specific args
+  if (tarPath.type === ArchiveToolType.GNU) {
+    switch (process.platform) {
+      case 'win32':
+        args.push('--force-local')
+        break
+      case 'darwin':
+        args.push('--delay-directory-restore')
+        break
+    }
+  }
+
+  return args
+}
+
+async function getArgs(
+  compressionMethod: CompressionMethod,
+  type: string,
+  archivePath = ''
+): Promise<string> {
+  const tarPath = await getTarPath()
+  const tarArgs = await getTarArgs(
+    tarPath,
+    compressionMethod,
+    type,
+    archivePath
+  )
+  const compressionArgs =
+    type !== 'create'
+      ? await getDecompressionProgram(tarPath, compressionMethod, archivePath)
+      : await getCompressionProgram(tarPath, compressionMethod)
+  const BSD_TAR_ZSTD =
+    tarPath.type === ArchiveToolType.BSD &&
+    compressionMethod !== CompressionMethod.Gzip &&
+    IS_WINDOWS
+  if (BSD_TAR_ZSTD && type !== 'create') {
+    return [...compressionArgs, ...tarArgs].join(' ')
+  } else {
+    return [...tarArgs, ...compressionArgs].join(' ')
   }
 }
 
@@ -49,19 +154,82 @@ function getWorkingDirectory(): string {
 }
 
 // Common function for extractTar and listTar to get the compression method
-function getCompressionProgram(compressionMethod: CompressionMethod): string[] {
+async function getDecompressionProgram(
+  tarPath: ArchiveTool,
+  compressionMethod: CompressionMethod,
+  archivePath: string
+): Promise<string[]> {
   // -d: Decompress.
   // unzstd is equivalent to 'zstd -d'
   // --long=#: Enables long distance matching with # bits. Maximum is 30 (1GB) on 32-bit OS and 31 (2GB) on 64-bit.
   // Using 30 here because we also support 32-bit self-hosted runners.
+  const BSD_TAR_ZSTD =
+    tarPath.type === ArchiveToolType.BSD &&
+    compressionMethod !== CompressionMethod.Gzip &&
+    IS_WINDOWS
   switch (compressionMethod) {
     case CompressionMethod.Zstd:
-      return [
-        '--use-compress-program',
-        IS_WINDOWS ? 'zstd -d --long=30' : 'unzstd --long=30'
-      ]
+      return BSD_TAR_ZSTD
+        ? [
+            'zstd -d --long=30 -o',
+            TarFilename,
+            archivePath.replace(new RegExp(`\\${path.sep}`, 'g'), '/'),
+            '&&'
+          ]
+        : [
+            '--use-compress-program',
+            IS_WINDOWS ? '"zstd -d --long=30"' : 'unzstd --long=30'
+          ]
     case CompressionMethod.ZstdWithoutLong:
-      return ['--use-compress-program', IS_WINDOWS ? 'zstd -d' : 'unzstd']
+      return BSD_TAR_ZSTD
+        ? [
+            'zstd -d -o',
+            TarFilename,
+            archivePath.replace(new RegExp(`\\${path.sep}`, 'g'), '/'),
+            '&&'
+          ]
+        : ['--use-compress-program', IS_WINDOWS ? '"zstd -d"' : 'unzstd']
+    default:
+      return ['-z']
+  }
+}
+
+// -T#: Compress using # working thread. If # is 0, attempt to detect and use the number of physical CPU cores.
+// zstdmt is equivalent to 'zstd -T0'
+// --long=#: Enables long distance matching with # bits. Maximum is 30 (1GB) on 32-bit OS and 31 (2GB) on 64-bit.
+// Using 30 here because we also support 32-bit self-hosted runners.
+// Long range mode is added to zstd in v1.3.2 release, so we will not use --long in older version of zstd.
+async function getCompressionProgram(
+  tarPath: ArchiveTool,
+  compressionMethod: CompressionMethod
+): Promise<string[]> {
+  const cacheFileName = utils.getCacheFileName(compressionMethod)
+  const BSD_TAR_ZSTD =
+    tarPath.type === ArchiveToolType.BSD &&
+    compressionMethod !== CompressionMethod.Gzip &&
+    IS_WINDOWS
+  switch (compressionMethod) {
+    case CompressionMethod.Zstd:
+      return BSD_TAR_ZSTD
+        ? [
+            '&&',
+            'zstd -T0 --long=30 -o',
+            cacheFileName.replace(new RegExp(`\\${path.sep}`, 'g'), '/'),
+            TarFilename
+          ]
+        : [
+            '--use-compress-program',
+            IS_WINDOWS ? '"zstd -T0 --long=30"' : 'zstdmt --long=30'
+          ]
+    case CompressionMethod.ZstdWithoutLong:
+      return BSD_TAR_ZSTD
+        ? [
+            '&&',
+            'zstd -T0 -o',
+            cacheFileName.replace(new RegExp(`\\${path.sep}`, 'g'), '/'),
+            TarFilename
+          ]
+        : ['--use-compress-program', IS_WINDOWS ? '"zstd -T0"' : 'zstdmt']
     default:
       return ['-z']
   }
@@ -71,13 +239,12 @@ export async function listTar(
   archivePath: string,
   compressionMethod: CompressionMethod
 ): Promise<void> {
-  const args = [
-    ...getCompressionProgram(compressionMethod),
-    '-tf',
-    archivePath.replace(new RegExp(`\\${path.sep}`, 'g'), '/'),
-    '-P'
-  ]
-  await execTar(args)
+  const args = await getArgs(compressionMethod, 'list', archivePath)
+  try {
+    await exec(args)
+  } catch (error) {
+    throw new Error(`Tar failed with error: ${error?.message}`)
+  }
 }
 
 export async function extractTar(
@@ -87,15 +254,12 @@ export async function extractTar(
   // Create directory to extract tar into
   const workingDirectory = getWorkingDirectory()
   await io.mkdirP(workingDirectory)
-  const args = [
-    ...getCompressionProgram(compressionMethod),
-    '-xf',
-    archivePath.replace(new RegExp(`\\${path.sep}`, 'g'), '/'),
-    '-P',
-    '-C',
-    workingDirectory.replace(new RegExp(`\\${path.sep}`, 'g'), '/')
-  ]
-  await execTar(args)
+  const args = await getArgs(compressionMethod, 'extract', archivePath)
+  try {
+    await exec(args)
+  } catch (error) {
+    throw new Error(`Tar failed with error: ${error?.message}`)
+  }
 }
 
 export async function createTar(
@@ -104,44 +268,14 @@ export async function createTar(
   compressionMethod: CompressionMethod
 ): Promise<void> {
   // Write source directories to manifest.txt to avoid command length limits
-  const manifestFilename = 'manifest.txt'
-  const cacheFileName = utils.getCacheFileName(compressionMethod)
   writeFileSync(
-    path.join(archiveFolder, manifestFilename),
+    path.join(archiveFolder, ManifestFilename),
     sourceDirectories.join('\n')
   )
-  const workingDirectory = getWorkingDirectory()
-
-  // -T#: Compress using # working thread. If # is 0, attempt to detect and use the number of physical CPU cores.
-  // zstdmt is equivalent to 'zstd -T0'
-  // --long=#: Enables long distance matching with # bits. Maximum is 30 (1GB) on 32-bit OS and 31 (2GB) on 64-bit.
-  // Using 30 here because we also support 32-bit self-hosted runners.
-  // Long range mode is added to zstd in v1.3.2 release, so we will not use --long in older version of zstd.
-  function getCompressionProgram(): string[] {
-    switch (compressionMethod) {
-      case CompressionMethod.Zstd:
-        return [
-          '--use-compress-program',
-          IS_WINDOWS ? 'zstd -T0 --long=30' : 'zstdmt --long=30'
-        ]
-      case CompressionMethod.ZstdWithoutLong:
-        return ['--use-compress-program', IS_WINDOWS ? 'zstd -T0' : 'zstdmt']
-      default:
-        return ['-z']
-    }
+  const args = await getArgs(compressionMethod, 'create')
+  try {
+    await exec(args, undefined, {cwd: archiveFolder})
+  } catch (error) {
+    throw new Error(`Tar failed with error: ${error?.message}`)
   }
-  const args = [
-    '--posix',
-    ...getCompressionProgram(),
-    '-cf',
-    cacheFileName.replace(new RegExp(`\\${path.sep}`, 'g'), '/'),
-    '--exclude',
-    cacheFileName.replace(new RegExp(`\\${path.sep}`, 'g'), '/'),
-    '-P',
-    '-C',
-    workingDirectory.replace(new RegExp(`\\${path.sep}`, 'g'), '/'),
-    '--files-from',
-    manifestFilename
-  ]
-  await execTar(args, archiveFolder)
 }