How to remove the Java Update is Available popup

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

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TheJavaUpdate Availablenotifications in Windows inform you when there areupdates for Java. However, that update notification keeps popping up for some users when they log in.

There are also fakeJavaupdate tabs that pop up in browsers.

This is how you can get rid ofJavaupdate notifications in Windows and browsers.

Java Update Available keeps popping up [FIX]

1. Switch off Java notifications with the Java Control Panel

TheJavaControl Panel includes a setting that switchesJavaupdate notifications off. However, you might need to open theJavaControl Panel as an administrator for it to save new update settings.

This is how you can switch off theJavanotification pop-ups with theJavaControl Panel.

2. Edit the Registry

3. Uninstall Java

This is not a fix if you really needJava. For those who don’t needJava, however, uninstallingJavawill certainly remove its update notifications.

Javais an essential system requirement for some software.

However, some browsers, such as Google Chrome,no longer support Java plug-ins. This is how you can uninstallJavaif it’s not essential for you.

4. Fixing Fake Java Update Tabs in Browsers

There are also fakeJavaupdate tabs that pop up in browsers. A fakeJavatab might state an outdatedJavaplug-in has been detected and prompt you to update it.

Even if you don’t haveJavainstalled, a fake tab might state that you need to installJavato view certain web content.

Adware and malware generate those fakeJavaupdate tabs.

IfJavaupdate tabs frequently pop up in your browser, add the Adwcleaner software to Windows. Press theFREE DOWNLOADbutton onthis pageto add that software to Windows.

Then open Adwcleaner and press itsScanbuttonto purge adware.

You can scan for malware with Malwarebytes. Press theFREE DOWNLOADbutton onthis homepageto download Malwarebytes’ installer to Windows.

Open the installer to install the software, launch Malwarebytes and then press itsScan Nowbutton.

The software quarantines malware, which you can then erase by clickingQuarantine>Delete.

As a final step for fixing fakeJavatabs, reset your browser. Resetting browsers usually removes all their extensions and restores them to a default configuration.

You can reset Google Chrome as follows.

Those are a few resolutions that will probably ensure that no furtherJavaupdate notifications or tabs pop up inWindows 10or browsers.

However, some of the legitimateJavaupdate notifiers in Windows remind you that there’s a more update version. So, check that your currentJavaversion is also the latest one.

How to remove the Java Update is Available popup#

Java Update Available keeps popping up [FIX]#

1. Switch off Java notifications with the Java Control Panel#

2. Edit the Registry#

3. Uninstall Java#

4. Fixing Fake Java Update Tabs in Browsers#