23 Mar Install Java 21 on Windows 10

In this article, we will learn how to install Java JDK 21 on Windows 10 OS. With that, to avoid any hassles in the future, we will also let you know how to verify the installation. The following are the steps:

• Download Java 21
• Install Java 21
• Set Java JDK Path (Environment Variable)
• Verify Java JDK 21 Installation
• Run Sample Java Program

Now, the Downloads page will be visible.

Go to the bottom of the page, and click on the Windows installer as shown below:

Install Java

Double-click on the downloaded .exe file:

Installation begins. Click on Next:

After clicking Next, the following Destination Folder section is visible. Set the path wherein the Java 18 directories and files will get installed. Keep it the default i.e. here it will install under the following path: “C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-18″. Click on Next:

The installation continues for some seconds:

The installation finishes as in the following screenshot.

Click on Close:

Now, let us set the JDK path.

Set Java JDK Path (Environment Variable)

First, copy the path wherein you installed the Java JDK. Let us copy it first. Remember, we need to copy the bin path i.e. the following on our system:

Here’s the screenshot of the bin path, wherein we installed Java 18:

To set JDK Path, the easiest way is to type Environment Variables on Start. On typing, the following would be visible: Now, click on Edit Environment Variables,

A new dialog box would be visible. Now, click Environment Variable:

Go to the System Variables section and double click Path as in the below screenshot:

Now, the steps are displayed as a list marked in the below screenshot:

1. On double-clicking Path, a new dialog box will open.
2. From there, click New,
3. Add the Java JDK path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-18\bin as shown below:

Press Ok. Repeat the same for all the opened dialog boxes.

This ends the installation and the procedure to set the path for JDK. Now, we will verify the JDK installation.

Verify Java JDK Installation

We saw how to install Java JDK  above. We installed it on Windows OS. Now, we can easily verify whether the installation was successful or not using the following command:

Type cmd on START and click to open Command Prompt as shown below:

Let us implement the above command on command prompt (cmd) and verify Java installation:

If the above is visible, that would mean you have successfully installed Java on Windows 10.

In this tutorial, we saw how to install Java on Windows 10. After installation, we also set the JDK path, without which the system won’t run Java programs. In the end, we verified the installation of Java JDK successfully.

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