# Java 17 installation on Windows 10

By

Paul Tomoiu

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Installations, 

Windows

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Published 2022-12-23

The first thing when we want to install Java on a Windows machine is to download the software from Archived OpenJDK General-Availability Releases.

You need to download the file for your OS and CPU architecture. In my case I choose Windows:

The next step is to unzip the downloaded file. In my case this is openjdk-17.0.2_windows-x64_bin.zip. The result is the openjdk-17.0.2_windows-x64_bin folder which keep inside jdk-17.0.2 folder.

Here is the content of jdk-17.0.2 folder:

Copy jdk-17.0.2 folder with or without openjdk-17.0.2_windows-x64_bin folder on the place of your choice and set the JAVA_HOME and PATH environment variable. In my case I put openjdk-17.0.2_windows-x64_bin under D:\.

set JAVA_HOME=D:\openjdk-17.0.2_windows-x64_bin\jdk-17.0.2
set PATH=%JAVA_HOME%/bin;%PATH%

Using this approach, JAVA_HOME and PATH are set temporary. For a persistent approach, use System Variables from Environment Variables window. At this time you could consider Java is installed on your machine.

Verify Java installation using java --version command:

java --version

openjdk 17.0.2 2022-01-18
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 17.0.2+8-86)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 17.0.2+8-86, mixed mode, sharing)

For uninstalling Java from a Windows machine you need to remove the Java JDK directory and to update again PATH and remove/update JAVA_HOME.

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