Oracle Java Quarterly Critical Security Update, April 2016

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Following two out-of-band security updates since the last quarterly update, Oracle released the scheduled critical security updates for its Java SE Runtime Environment software and, once again, released two versions.

 

Java Version 8 Update 91 contains important security fixes and Java Version 8 Update 92 is described as a patch-set update, which includes the updates in Version 8u91 plus the additional features described in the release notes.

 

Although most people do not need Java on their computer, there are some programs and games that require Java. In the event you need to continue using Java, How-to Geek discovered a little-known and unpublicized option in the Java Control Panel to suppress the offers for the pre-checked unwanted extras.

 

• Launch the Windows Start menu
  
• Click on Programs
  
• Find the Java program listing
  
• Click Configure Java to launch the Java Control Panel
  
• Click the Advanced tab and go to the "Miscellaneous" section at the bottom.
  
• Check the box by the “Suppress sponsor offers when installing or updating Java” option and click OK.
  

 

Download link: Java SE 8u91

Java SE 8u92 can be found here. Select the appropriate version for your operating system.

Verify your version: http://www.java.com/en/download/testjava.jsp

 

• Java SE 8u91 Update Release Notes
  
• Java SE 8u92 Update Release Notes
  
• Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory