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Java Runtime Environment Not Found: 3 Ways to Enable it
If JRE is not found, try downloading it again from the official website
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Updated onOctober 17, 2024
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If theJava Runtime Environment not foundmessage appears, you won’t be able to run Java applets on your PC at all. It usually occurs if the Java Runtime Environment isn’t installed properly or if the system can’t find it.
Here’s how to fix it:
How do I fix the Java Runtime Environment not found error?
1. Download Java Runtime Environment (JRE)
2. Install Java Runtime Environment (JRE)
3. Copy Java installation from another PC
While this method works, it requires you to have another PC with Java running in order to copy files from it.
How do I know my JRE and JDK version?
Java Runtime Environment location
How to enable Java Runtime Environment
That is it. You should now have the latest version of Java Runtime Environment on your PC and no longer receive the error message.
This isn’t the only issue you can encounter and we already wrote aboutoutdated Javamessage as well asJava not recognizederror in our previous guides.
If you’re having issues with Java files, don’t hesitate to check our guide on how torun JAR files on Windows.
Please write us in a comment below if these solutions helped you or if we should include any other suggestions in our article.
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