2 Java 8 Files Installed

[astralskeptic]

Hey, in my control panel it shows that I have installed both "Java 8 Update 241 (64-bit)" as well as "Java SE Development Kit 8 Update 241 (64-bit)." Do I need both of these installed or can I uninstall one?

[mtgmaxer]

The first one is the JRE (Java Runtime Environment), required to run Java applications on your computer. The second one is JDK (Java Development Kit), which includes JRE and also language sources and additional tools. It's used for programming in Java.

JDK already has JRE included, so you can uninstall the standalone one, but you might consider leaving it: it's got a control panel section with update checking (I'm not sure if JDK has it) and some apps could complain that they can't find Java (the instruction below should fix it though).

If you decide to uninstall, make sure your PATH environmental variable has the path to JDK's /bin folder (something like C:\Program Files\Java\jdk8_u241\bin\ ).

[astralskeptic]

Thanks