Sign in using your Oracle account (or create a new one) and the download should start. In this example, we will use the Windows 64 bit version. Here is the direct link to download the jdk 1.7.0_80 installer for Windows 32 or 64 bit.Īccept the License Agreement and pick the correct download for your operating system. Then look for the Java SE 7 link and after clicking on it, select the correct operating system under Java SE Development Kit 7u80. The JDK package also comes with a Java runtime environment (JRE) that is needed to run compiled Java code.Īs we are installing an older Java version, you need to scroll all the way down to the bottom of the Oracle Java download page and click on the Download button in the Java Archive section. In order to be able to compile Java code, we need the Java Development Kit (JDK) package that comes with a Java compiler. There are a number of different Java packages available, for this tutorial we will be installing Java Standard Edition (SE) on Windows. Java can be obtained from the Oracle Java download page.

Following tutorial will show you how to setup and configure Java 1.7 on Windows so you can develop and run Java code.Ĭheck following posts if you are looking to download and install JDK 1.5, JDK 1.6, JDK 1.8, JDK 1.9 or JDK 1.10. Java is currently owned by the Oracle Corporation which acquired Sun Microsystems in 2010. Java applications are compiled to bytecode (class file) that can run on any Java virtual machine (JVM) regardless of computer architecture. It was originally developed by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems. Java is a computer programming language that is concurrent, class-based and object-oriented. Java - Download & Install JDK 1.7 on Windows

The required 64-bit java 1.7.0