If you've seen it, you hate: the dialog box in OS X that tells you need "legacy" Java installed, but you're not using an app that relies on Java. We have ideas on getting rid of it.

Oracle's newly released Java 7 runtime is relatively painless to install and uninstall.

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The installation of Java 7 does not remove the Java 6 runtime from OS X, but simply replaces Apple's Java Internet plug-in link with its plug-in package.

Once the installation is complete, re-enable the option to enable Java content in the browser in the Java Control panel. This is mandatory if you are running Java content in the browser.

Microsoft is offering advice on how to protect yourself from Java-based malware. The instructions are simple: either update it, disable it, or just uninstall it completely.

Like you, I've installed Windows 10 on both Macs and conventional PCs, and there are very few specific differences between the two, with respect to the install process.

If Java is not recognized as internal or external command, you need to make sure that the installation is not problematic and its path is recognized as system variables.

JAVA_HOME is an operating system environment variable that directs a user to the file system location where the JDK or JRE was installed.