To develop or run Java applications, you first need to install Java to act as an interpreter. For this, you’ll need the Java Development Kit, or JDK.

The following command permanently points JAVA_HOME to the location you set: setx JAVA_HOME -m "C:\_jdk25.0" The option to manually set JAVA_HOME through the command line is especially useful if you ...

Java is still being used. We tell you how to install Java and make sure that you have enabled the latest Java version on your Windows computer.

Although, due to the lack of NPAPI support, Java applets stopped working in Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, and other Chromium-based browsers, you can still install and run Java on Windows 11 PCs.

Even though the new Java 6 Update 41 is available for download from Oracle’s website, it is not available from Java.com and must be obtained manually.