The only way to uninstall Java Web Start is to uninstall the JDK/JRE. Uninstalling the JDK/JRE will not, however, remove the cache for previous versions of Java Web Start. Previous releases have separate uninstall instructions for Java Web Start. The Java language has undergone several changes since JDK 1.0 as well as numerous additions of classes and packages to the standard library. The language is specified by the Java Language Specification (JLS); changes to the JLS are managed under JSR 901. JDK 7 is a superset of JRE 7, and contains everything that is in JRE 7, plus tools such as the compilers and debuggers necessary for developing applets and applications.
The 32bit version of Windows on x86 has been deprecated for removal. Native Image is extensively tested and supported for use in production, but is not a conformant implementation of the Java Platform. GraalVM for JDK 17 without the Native Image feature included is available for customers at My Oracle Support. GraalVM for JDK 21 without the Native Image feature included is available for customers at My Oracle Support.
Oracle Java SE 7 End of Extended Support
You can now download and run applications, such as a complete spreadsheet program or an Internet chat client, without going through complicated installation procedures. With Java Web Start, you run applications simply by clicking a web page link. If the application is not present on your computer, Java Web Start automatically downloads all necessary files.
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Java 8 Enterprise Performance Pack
Entire new APIs, such as Swing and Java2D, have been introduced, and many of the original JDK 1.0 classes and methods have been deprecated. Some programs allow conversion of Java programs from one version of the Java platform to an older one (for example Java 5.0 backported to 1.4) (see java se 7 tutorials Java backporting tools). The source code of the RI binaries is available under the
GPLv2 in a single
zip file (md5)
100 MB. The official Reference Implementations for Java SE 7
(JSR 336) are
based solely upon open-source code available from the JDK 7 Project in the
OpenJDK Community.