There are some ways to get rid of older Java versions, but there's no easy path to doing so Users of Java are caught between a rock and a hard place. They often need an older version of Java to run ...

A recent Java 7 update allows users to completely prevent Java applications from running inside browsers or to restrict how Web-based Java content is handled by the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) ...

Released July 28, 2011, Java 7 had been the first major release of Java in more than five years and the first under Oracle’s jurisdiction after Oracle acquired Java founder Sun Microsystems in 2010.