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Java
,→Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 8
please note that as of JRE 8u60 when extracting the .msi files from the executable, they will be extracted to:
<code>%APPDATA%\..\LocalLow\Oracle\Java\</code> (e.g. <code>C:\Users\username\AppData\LocalLow\Oracle\Java</code>)
and no longer:
<code>%APPDATA%\..\LocalLow\Sun\Java\</code> (e.g. <code>C:\Users\username\AppData\LocalLow\Sun\Java</code>)
Oracle, in its infinite wisdom, [https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8073009?focusedCommentId=13612776&page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel#comment-13612776 removed patch-in-place] from Java 8u20; despite a comment in [http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/8u20-relnotes-2257729.html the release notes] that installation to version-specific directories does not indicate a static installation, silent installs add a new version instead of upgrading the old.