{"id":1538,"date":"2013-01-14T06:09:00","date_gmt":"2013-01-14T13:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/?p=1538"},"modified":"2015-03-12T00:01:19","modified_gmt":"2015-03-12T07:01:19","slug":"disable-java-in-your-web-browser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/disable-java-in-your-web-browser\/","title":{"rendered":"Disable Java in your web browser to help minimize its security vulnerabilities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In light of recent media attention to the security vulnerabilities in Java, it is recommended that you disable Java in your web browser to minimize the risk of infected websites using Java to access your computer. But you first need to check your current version of Java and update to the latest version in order to disable it.<\/p>\n<p>1. <a title=\"Click here to check your version of Java\" href=\"http:\/\/java.com\/en\/download\/installed.jsp\" target=\"_blank\">Check your current version of Java and update if necessary<\/a>. If the site doesn&#8217;t detect Java or gives an error message &#8211; it&#8217;s already disabled or not installed, so you don&#8217;t need to go to the next step.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/disable-java-in-your-web-browser\/java-logo\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1542\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-1542\" src=\"http:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Java-logo-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Java logo\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" align=\"right\" srcset=\"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Java-logo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Java-logo-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Java-logo.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>2.\u00a0<a title=\"Click here to view the article\" href=\"http:\/\/java.com\/en\/download\/help\/disable_browser.xml\" target=\"_blank\">How do I disable Java in my web browser<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>If you do not see <strong>Java<\/strong> in your computer&#8217;s <strong>Control Panel<\/strong>,\u00a0the Java Control Panel applet may be launched by finding and\u00a0running <strong>javacpl.exe<\/strong> manually. This file is likely to be found in one of the following folders on your computer: <strong>C:\\Program Files\\Java\\jre7\\bin<\/strong> or <strong>C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Java\\jre7\\bin<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Java is used in very few websites. The most common websites that\u00a0use Java on your computer in order to work properly include many game websites, 3D mapping, financial\u00a0trading and business specific applications.\u00a0If you need Java for a specific website, consider\u00a0adopting a two-browser approach. If you normally browse the Web with Firefox, for example, consider disabling the Java plugin in Firefox, and then using an alternative browser (Chrome, IE9, Safari, etc.) with Java enabled to browse only the site(s) that require it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/disable-java-in-your-web-browser\/print\/\" title=\"Print This Article\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"WP-PrintIcon\" src=\"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-print\/images\/printer_famfamfam.gif\" alt=\"Print This Article\" title=\"Print This Article\" style=\"border: 0px;\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/disable-java-in-your-web-browser\/print\/\" title=\"Print This Article\" rel=\"nofollow\">Print This Article<\/a>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In light of recent media attention to the security vulnerabilities in Java, it is recommended that you disable Java in your web browser to minimize the risk of infected websites using Java to access your computer. 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