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--- player:tutorials:java:windows [2020/07/01 18:23] – created calloatti
+++ player:tutorials:java:windows [2021/06/12 20:08] – [STEP 3: Install Java] phoenix_iv
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-===== Install/Verify Java =====
+===== Install/Verify Java (Windows) =====
 You will need Java installed if you want to:
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+====== Minecraft 1.17 and higher uses Java 16. If you want to run MC 1.17 download Java 16, not Java 8. ======
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+==== Video Tutorial ====
+See the video tutorial by modmuss50 [[https://youtu.be/Wv0vPUwitJs|here]] or click the image below:
+[[https://youtu.be/Wv0vPUwitJs|{{:player:tutorials:java:windows:yt01.jpg?direct|YouTube}}]]
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 ==== STEP 1: Verify if Java is already installed ====
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-If a Java version number is already installed you will see something like this:
+If Java is already installed you will see something like this:
 {{:player:tutorials:java:windows:03.jpg?direct|}}
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-==== STEP 2 Uninstall previous Java versions ====
+==== STEP 2: Uninstall previous Java versions ====
-If you already have Java installed and you want to update/replace it, first uninstall any Java version installed in your system using the Operating System normal procedure for uninstalling programs.
+If you already have Java installed and you want to update/replace it, you may want to uninstall any Java version(s) installed in your system using the Operating System normal procedure for uninstalling programs.
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-==== STEP 3 Install Java ====
+==== STEP 3: Install Java ====
+To download the Java installer, go [[https://adoptopenjdk.net/releases.html|here]].
+Choose the Java version according to the game version you want to run:
+{{:player:tutorials:java:pick_java_version.jpg|}}
-To download the Java installer, go [[https://adoptopenjdk.net/releases.html|here]]
+Choose the ''JRE .msi'':
-{{:player:tutorials:java:windows:05.jpg?direct|}}
+{{:player:tutorials:java:download_java_re_.msi.png|}}
-For better compatibility pick Version 8 of the JRE, and the HotSpot JVM, download the x64 version of the installer for your operating system and install JAVA.
+Open the JAVA installer you just downloaded:
-{{:player:tutorials:java:windows:06.jpg?direct|}}
+{{:player:tutorials:java:windows:06a.jpg?direct|}}
 When installing Java, change the way features will be installed:
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-Finish the installation, then go back to STEP 1 to verify that Java was installed correctly and it's working as intended.
+Finish the installation, then go back to **[[player:tutorials:java:windows#step_1verify_if_java_is_already_installed|STEP 1]]** to verify that Java was installed correctly.