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Go to Java's "Verify Java Version" web page. 2. Click on the "Verify Java version" button to check which version of Java your computer currently has installed and whether or not you need to update it.

Millions of computer users who run the most recent versions of Oracle's Java software should disable it owing to security flaws, says the cybersecurity section of the Department of Homeland Security.