In the Control Panel, click on Java icon to open the Java Control Panel. Navigate to Java tab To open Java Runtime Environment settings click on View button.

If the Java application is missing from the Windows Control Panel, you can follow our detailed post to restore the Java settings console.

Updates also should be available via the Java Control Panel or from Java.com. If you really need and use Java for specific Web sites or applications, take a few minutes to update this software.

Here is how to remove the Java listing in Windows Control Panel, which may remain, even after uninstalling Java. You may run this Troubleshooter or manually edit the Registry to remove the old entry.

Updates also should be available via the Java Control Panel or from Java.com. If you really need and use Java for specific Web sites or applications, take a few minutes to update this software.