Download and install the Java Development Kit

1. Download and install the latest Java Development Kit from: https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html
2. At the time of this writing, I downloaded and installed jdk-13.0.1_windows-x64_bin.exe
3. And accepted all defaults during the installation
4. A reboot was not required

Add the Java bin location to the Windows path

1. Control Panel
2. System and Security
3. System
4. Advanced System Settings
5. Advanced Tab
6. Environment Variables
7. System Variables
8. Find and select Path
9. Edit
10. New
11. Copy and paste the the Java bin path, i.e.: C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-13.0.1\bin
12. OK

Create a new System Variable

1. New
2. Variable name: JAVA_HOME
3. Variable value: C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-13.0.1
4. OK
5. Sign-out/Sign-in

Verify Java is installed successfully and accessible

1. Launch a CMD prompt or PowerShell prompt
2. javac -version
3. java –version

Potential Gotchas

Problem	Solution
javac -version returns an error	Find and remove previous version(s) of Java
java –version returns an error	Find and remove previous version(s) of Java