Step 6: If you haven’t turned off Java in all of your browsers, turn off Java in each of your selected Java-free browsers. In Internet Explorer 9 or 10, click on the gear icon in the upper-right ...

Java, a new version of which was released today, falls through the cracks far too often. ... Unfortunately this is not reliable, as the displaying of this icon can be disabled.

Oracle's Java is a programming language that's used in browser plug-ins. It's used by vendors to make applications function across operating systems.