How to install Portable JDK in Windows without Admin rights
Hi, I am Malathi Boggavarapu working at Volvo Group and i live in Gothenburg, Sweden. I have been working on Java since several years and had vast experience and knowledge across various technologies. Recently i came across the situation where i want to install JDK in the computer without having administrative privileges. Somehow i sought the problem out and want to share the steps that i have followed to do. Prerequisites - Download 7-Zip. Steps to install portable JDK without Administrative Privileges Step 1 Download latest version of JDK from Oracle website. Step 2 Select the downloaded JDK exe and right click on it. From the right click menu, choose 7-Zip -> 'Open archive' . Step 3 After the JDK archive is opened using 7-Zip, inside the folder .rsrc\1033\JAVA_CAB10\111 you will find tools.zip file. Step 4 Extract tools.zip to your desired JDK directory. Ex: C:\Java\JDK Step 5 Now open windows command prompt