This includes the Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 version of the launcher. The Minecraft launcher includes the version(s) of Java required to run the game, and automatically keeps them up to date.
Do I need Java? Which version do I need?.For this tutorial we will be using a version of OpenJDK built by Adoptium. We cannot use Oracle Java for modern versions of Java, since they have commercial usage restrictions which mean some users (particularly, those making money off of Minecraft) would have to pay to use it.įortunately, we can use OpenJDK, which is identical to Oracle Java but does not have the same restrictions. Java comes in many shapes and forms, which may make it confusing exactly which version of it you should have installed, which is what this should hopefully explain.
“Minecraft Java Edition” is named as such because it is written in Java. The Java Runtime Environment (JRE) is software that allows for programs written in the Java programming language to run on your computer.
