Некоторые программы могут требовать наличия определенной версии Java на компьютере, причем иногда требуется Java RE (Runtime Environment) для запуска программ, иногда — JDK Development Kit для использования в целях разработки.
В этой простой инструкции подробно о способах определить версию Java на компьютере с Windows 11, 10 или другой версией ОС.
Окно «About Java»
Этот метод подойдёт для определения текущей версии Java Runtime Environment, служащей для запуска ПО, разработанного с использованием Java. Достаточно выполнить следующие шаги:
- В поиске на панели задач Windows начать набирать «Java», затем выбрать «About Java» в списке результатов.
- Посмотреть текущую версию Java в открывшемся окне.
Этот же пункт можно найти в папке «Java» в списке программ меню «Пуск».
Учитывайте, что «About Java» может отсутствовать в случае, если на вашем компьютере установлены только компоненты JDK, но не JRE.
Командная строка и PowerShell
Определение версии Java возможно с помощью командной строки или консоли Windows PowerShell (Терминала Windows):
- Запустите командную строку, PowerShell или Терминал Windows — для этого можно использовать контекстное меню кнопки «Пуск» или поиск в панели задач.
- Введите команду
java -version
и нажмите Enter.
- В результате вы увидите информацию о версиях компонентов Java. Учитывайте, что результат выполнения команды будет отличаться, в зависимости от того, Java Runtime Environment или Java Development Kit установлены на компьютере: в первом случае номер версии будет начинаться с цифры 1, после чего будет следовать версия JRE, во втором вы увидите точную версию JDK, как это можно увидеть на скриншоте ниже.
Другие способы
Несколько дополнительных способов проверки версии Java:
- При установке Java для запуска программ (JRE) в Панели управления появится одноименный пункт. Если открыть его, а затем нажать «About» на вкладке «General», вы увидите информацию о версии.
- Можно открыть расположение файла java.exe на компьютере, после чего посмотреть свойства этого файла, чтобы увидеть его версию:
И в завершение информация об официальных сайтах для загрузки Java последних версий:
- Java Runtime Environment для запуска программ
- JDK Development Kit (java SE) для разработки
Если у вас остаются вопросы, касающиеся установленной версии Java на компьютере, вы можете задать их в комментариях ниже, я постараюсь подсказать.
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Firts of all, for end-users, they need to install JRE to run the Java program, and the JDK is for developers. For the production environment, the deployment team only need to install JRE to run the Java program. However, developers often request to install the JDK, instead of the standalone JRE on the production server, because the JDK contains JRE and also extra tools to monitor and debug the running Java program.
The Java development kit (JDK) contains tools for Java development, and the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) contains a JVM to convert byte code .class to machine code, and execute it, in short, the JRE runs Java program.
A common way to check JDK version is by using the following simple command to find out the version of the installed JDK. In the below example, the JDK version is 11.0.7:
$ javac -version javac 11.0.7
Check JRE Version
Similarly, we can use java -version to find out the version of the installed JRE. In the below example, the JRE version is 1.8.0_252:
$ java -version openjdk version "1.8.0_252" OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_252-8u252-b09-1~19.10-b09) OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.252-b09, mixed mode)
The JDK and JRE versions can be different on the same computer. Multiple JDK and JRE versions are allowed on the same computer; it is better to find out which version is configured in the system classpath to run or compile the Java program.
Where JDK is installed?
On Ubuntu or Linux system, we can use which javac to find out where JDK is installed:
$ which javac /usr/bin/javac $ ls -lsah /usr/bin/javac /usr/bin/javac -> /etc/alternatives/javac $ ls -lsah /etc/alternatives/javac /etc/alternatives/javac -> /usr/lib/jvm/adoptopenjdk-11-hotspot-amd64/bin/javac $ cd /usr/lib/jvm/adoptopenjdk-11-hotspot-amd64/bin/ $ ./javac -version javac 11.0.7
In the above example, the JDK is installed at /usr/lib/jvm/adoptopenjdk-11-hotspot-amd64/.
In addition, we can use Linux apt package manager (Debian/Ubuntu systems) to get info about installed Java:
sudo apt list --installed | grep -i openjdk
We can also list all installed packages and filter for Java using the dpkg command:
dpkg -l | grep -i openjdk
And below on RedHat/CentOS systems (obviously the java -version approach is still valid):
rpm -qi openjdk OR yum info "openjdk" OR yum list installed | grep -i openjdk
On Microsoft Windows, we can use dir /b /s javac.exe to find out where JDK is installed.
Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.18362.900] (c) 2019 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. C:\>dir /b /s javac.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath\javac.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath_target_52887656\javac.exe C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-11.0.12\bin\javac.exe C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_271\bin\javac.exe
Or, alternatively, using Powershell:
Get-Childitem –Path C:\ -Include javac.exe -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Check Java Version in Windows 10 (GUI)
You can get the version number of Java installed on your computer if you enter java in Windows 10 search box and run Java applet.
In About Java window, the current JRE version is specified. In this case, it is Java Version 8 Update 261 (build 1.8.0_261-b12). Note the value of the JRE build. All Java versions have 1 at the beginning followed by the number of major JRE version (it is 8 in this case) and the update number.
We can also check the current Java version in Windows Program and Features (Win+R -> appwiz.cpl).
Check Java Version using PowerShell
You can check Java version installed on your computer using PowerShell. You can just check the version of the executable file java.exe (the path to it is set in the environment variables when JRE SE is installed on your computer). Display the java file version:
Get-Command Java | Select-Object Version
We can view detailed information about Java version, update and release number:
Get-Command java | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Version Major Minor Build Revision ----- ----- ----- -------- 8 0 2610 12
If we want to get a string value of your Java JRE version to be used in scripts, use the command:
(Get-Command java | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Version).tostring()
If we want to specifically be sureabout the JDK version installed on the system, we can use the following Powershell command targeting the Java compiler, javac.exe:
(Get-Command javac | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Version).tostring()
We can also find out your Java version using WMI class Win32_Product (contains the list of installed programs in Windows):
Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Product -Filter "Name like '%Java%'"
The IDs may be used later to correctly uninstall JRE.
If you want to display only Java version without Java Auto Updater, use the following command:
Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Product -Filter "Name like '%Java%' and not Name like '%Java Auto Updater%'" | Select -Expand Version
Finally, we can dig directly into the Windows Registry, using Powershell, to get the actual installed version of both JRE and JDK packages with the following two commands:
dir "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\JavaSoft\Java Runtime Environment" | select -ExpandProperty pschildname -Last 1 dir "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\JavaSoft\Java Development Kit" | select -ExpandProperty pschildname -Last 1
Check Java Version on Remote Computers (Powershell)
If we want to get Java versions used on all computers or servers in your domain, you can use the following PowerShell script. The script can get the information from all servers remotely according to the list you enter manually or from a text file. You can also get the list of servers or computers in AD using the Get-ADComputer cmdlet from the RSAT-AD-PowerShell module.
# Check Java version against the list of servers in a text file #$computers=Get-content C:\PS\ServerList.txt # To get Java version on all Windows Servers in AD domain $computers = ((get-adcomputer -Filter { enabled -eq “true” -and OperatingSystem -Like ‘*Windows Server*’ }).name).tostring() Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Product -ComputerName $computers -Filter “Name like ‘%Java%’ and not Name like ‘%Java Auto Updater%'” | Select __Server, Version
An additional, similar, way to get Java version info from remote systems, by using Powershell, is the following Invoke-Command approach:
$Servers = Get-Content 'C:\Server.txt' $ServersNotAvailable = @() $JavaVersion = { function GetJavaVersion() { Try { $ret = java -version 2>&1 | Select-String "version" | select @{n="Server";e={$env:COMPUTERNAME}},@{n="JavaVersion";e={$_.Line}} return $ret } Catch { $Prop = [ordered]@{Server = $env:COMPUTERNAME JavaVersion = "Java Not Available" } New-Object -TypeName psobject -Property $Prop } } GetJavaVersion } foreach($Server in $Servers) { $TestCon = Test-Connection -ComputerName $Server -Count 1 -Quiet if($TestCon) { Invoke-Command -ComputerName $Server -ScriptBlock $javaversion | Select Server,JavaVersion } else { $ServersNotAvailable = $Server + "," + $ServersNotAvailable } } ### Below is list of servers which are not available over the network or not pingable Write-Host "`nServers Not reachable over Network" -ForegroundColor Green $ServersNotAvailable
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Java (JRE/JDK) — Check version installed
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The Java development kit (JDK) contains tools for Java development, and the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) contains a JVM to convert byte code .class to machine code, and execute it, in short, the JRE runs Java program. In this this article we will see different methods to check which version is installed on a Linux/Windows system.
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Started Java development on a Windows system that is not owned by you or just want to know what version of Java is installed on your system, here are the commands to follow. After installing the JDK which is important to develop Java applications, the command prompt or Powershell is the easiest and straightforward way to know about your Java envrionment, here in this article we learn how to do that.
Using the Java Command1. Open CMD or PowerShell:2. Identify Java version on Windows 11 or 103. View the Version Information:Using the Javac Command (Optional)View the Version Information:
Using the Java Command
The Java command line tool will be available once you successfully install the JDK on your system. However, if you have not done that already then learn the single command to install the latest version of OpenJDK on Windows 10 or 11 systems.
1. Open CMD or PowerShell:
You can use PowerShell, however here we are using the Command prompt to check the version of the installed Java. So, either press Windows Key + R to open the Run dialog and type cmd to open command prompt or click on the Windows start button and search CMD, as it appears click to run it.
2. Identify Java version on Windows 11 or 10
We are assuming that you already have the JDK installed on your Windows system, hence run the given command and you will get the output revealing the currently installed version of Java on your Windows system.
In the Command Prompt, type the following command and press Enter key.
java -version
3. View the Version Information:
Once you execute the command given in the previous step, you will have the output something like given below:
Example output: We have version 11 of Java. the same is shown in the given result:
openjdk version "11.0.15" 2022-04-19 LTS
OpenJDK Runtime Environment 18.9 (build 11.0.15+9-LTS)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM 18.9 (build 11.0.15+9-LTS, mixed mode)
The version information produced by the command of this step will also include the build date, Runtime Environment, and Java server VM details apart from the core Java version.
Using the Javac Command (Optional)
Another way to check the installed version of Java not only in Windows but also on other operating systems is by looking at the version of Java Complier or Javac. So, in the command prompt instead of using the “java” command, you can use the given one as well:
javac -version
View the Version Information:
The output version of Javac will be the version of JDK installed on your Windows PC or laptop.
javac 11.0.15
Note: If you have multiple JDK versions installed, make sure the version you want to use is set in your system’s PATH environment variable.
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29 Oct, 2020
Java is a programming language that is platform-independent, popular, simple, secure, and statically typed. Before discussing let’s clear Java language needs a runtime platform so before going ahead let’s clear how java is present on the machine.
Java language comprises three components mainly:
- Java Development Kit
- Java Runtime Environment
- Java Virtual Machine
Runtime Concepts than only we will check whether Java is there on the Platform (Operating System + Architecture)
1. Java Virtual Machine
This is a machine–specific software which is responsible for byte code on that machine and converts it into machine-specific instructions.
JVM is different for Windows JVM is different for Linux JVM is different for Different Platforms
So as a programmer we don’t need to check presence on the machine as it is pre-installed in the machine. It is responsible for running Java code line by line.
2. Java Runtime Environment
It is simply a package that provides an environment to only run our java code on the machine. No development takes place here because of the absence of developmental tools.
3. Java Development Kit
It is also a package that provides an environment to develop and execute where JRE is a part of it along with developmental tools.
- JDK = JRE + Developmental Tools
- JRE = JVM + Library Classes
Now, The first and Foremost step is to check the Java Development Kit in Windows which is also known as JDK. There are lots of versions of Java. Depending upon the operating system methods there are several methods to find the version of Installed JAVA on your Machine:
Let us discuss 3 standard methods in Windows
- User needs to open Command Prompt and enter- ‘java -version’
- Open control panel and lookup for Java
- Directories method- Click the Menu ‘Start’ and typing About.java or readme file
Taking one by one, showcasing in-depth individually
1. Command Prompt
The CMD (Command Interpreter is a command-line Interface. It supports a set of commands and utilities; and has its own programming language for writing batch files. Open CMD and search java -version. First, we have to an environment variable to the installed path location of the java folder. Otherwise, it will show invalid command. It is called ‘Terminal’ in the case of mac operating systems.
java -version // CMD/Terminal command to check java version on the machine
In the case of Windows OS: It is showing java is installed on the machine with version 1.8.0 (See carefully at line number 5)
“1.8.0_144” is the version of the java
In the case of macOS: It is showing java is installed on the machine with version 14.0.1 ( see carefully at line number 2)
Second Method:
- Open Control Panel and there is an option of the java on the interface of the control panel
- Click on the java option and click about a small pop window will appear
In the case of Windows:
In the case of Mac: Click on the Java icon downside. System preferences in mac are the same as the Control panel in Windows.
Third Method:
Search Program and features in the control panel and search JAVA Named option
In the case of Windows: Simply custom search- About Java
In the case of Mac:
Press the command button followed by a spacebar without lifting fingers from the command button.
A popup box will appear for less than a second followed by another pop-up as shown below: