Set Up A Java Development Kit In Microsoft Windows 8 With Picture

1. Let’s locate the directory where the Java executable is installed in our system, and note down the path to this directory.
   
   

   

   Locate the directory of the Java executable folder

2. Open the "Start menu" and click "All apps" down arrow button in the bottom-left corner.
   
   

   

   Start Menu Windows opened

3. Scroll through the list of apps and click "Control Panel" on the "Windows System".
   
   

   

   Scroll through the list of apps then click "Control Panel" on the "Windows System"

4. The Control Panel will appear on the screen.
   
   

   

   Control Panel opened

5. Under "View by:",  click "Category", 
   
   

   

   Under "View by:",  click "Category", 

6. After then select the “System and Security” section.
   
   

   

   select the “System and Security” section

7. then select the “System” section on the right side.
   
   

   

   then select the “System” section on the right side.

8. In the System window, click on Advanced System Settings on the left sidebar.
   
   

   

   click on Advanced System Settings on the left sidebar

9. After In the System Properties window (Advanced tab):
   
   

   

   click Advanced tab

10. Click the Environment Variables button.
    
    

    

    click the Environment Variables button.

11. Under the System Variables section, find Path variable.
    
    

    

    find and click Path variable in the middle

12. Click Edit button to modify the existing variable, or New button to create a new one, if the Path variable is not exist.
    
    

    

    Click the Edit button or click the New button.

13. In the Variable Name field, ensure you enter Path.  In the Variable Value field, add the path of our Java installation directory (e.g., "C:\runtime\Java\jdk1.6.0_21\bin"). Click OK button on the Edit System Variable window, to apply the changes.
    
    

    

    Enter Variable name, enter Variable value, then click OK button

14. Click OK button again, click OK button again in System Properties window.
    
    

    

    Click OK button on the Environment Variables window.

    
    

    

    Click OK button again in System Properties window

15. And restart the computer to ensure the changes take effect.
    
    

    

    Click Start button > click Power Options button
    on the right top corner > click Restart

    
    

Notes

• In the step 1 to learn to open CommandPrompt, click How To Launch Command Prompt
• In the step 13 from above, remember to separate each Path Environment Variable value with semicolon ( ; ).

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