Installing Java

Following are the steps to install Java:

1. Visit the JDK download page and download the (jdk-8uversion-windows-xxx.exe) package based on your machine configuration (either the amd64 or x64).
2. Install Java from the downloaded package.
3. Once installed, bring up the search box and type advanced system setting. Click on the View advanced system settings search result.
4. On the system properties window, click on the Advanced tab and click on Environment Variables.
5. Under the System variables section, click on New and add a variable name--JAVA_HOME--and check for the installed location of the JDK. It will be similar to C:/Program Files/Java/jdk1.8.xxx.
6. Under the System variables section, scroll to find PATH and click on edit. Add %JAVA_HOME%\bin at the end.
7. Once done, launch the Command Prompt and type java -version; you should see the illustrated output with different version details based on the JDK version you installed:

      java version "1.8.0_73"
      Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_73-b02)
      Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.73-b02, mixed mode)

1. You can also try running the echo %JAVA_HOME% command in Command Prompt, which should display the path we set earlier.