Although, due to the lack of NPAPI support, Java applets stopped working in Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, and other Chromium-based browsers, you can still install and run Java on Windows 11 PCs.

To develop or run Java applications, you first need to install Java to act as an interpreter. For this, you’ll need the Java Development Kit, or JDK.

Java is still being used. We tell you how to install Java and make sure that you have enabled the latest Java version on your Windows computer.

There are three simple ways to set JAVA_HOME in Windows. This tutorial shows you how to do it manually, from the command line and through the installer.