JAR files are like EXE files, except that they need a Java framework to run. Imagine them as EXE files on Windows, which you can double-click to launch the program. When you run an EXE file, it ...

Java is a cross-platform programming language from Oracle that anyone can use. One thing that you can do with Java is create a text document that you can open in Windows' Notepad program.

When you double-click on a file in Windows, it will automatically open a default program that is configured to manage these types of files. It is common, though, want or need to use a different ...

Since JNLP files are simply Java Web Start files that open applications through an Internet browser, any browser that works in Windows 8.1 will open a JNLP file as long as you have Java installed.