Once you have the .exe file (around 160 MB), follow these steps:

Received updates and support for several years, making it ideal for enterprise projects. Sealed Classes: Provides more control over inheritance.

While the .zip (compressed archive) is available, the .exe (installer) is preferred for most Windows users because:

: You can find the latest updates for Java 17 on the official Oracle Java Downloads page . Navigate to the Java 17 tab, select Windows , and look for the x64 Installer link to download jdk-17_windows-x64_bin.exe .