The free and open source Zulu 8.0 is compatible and compliant with the recently launched Java SE 8.

A statement by an Oracle executive affirms that Java 7 and updates to it should continue to work on Windows XP. Java 8 is a different story.

UPDATED. The regularly scheduled quarterly security updates for Java on July 15 will not include updates for Windows XP, which is now formally unsupported by Oracle.

Learn how to download, install, delete, update, uninstall Java and to view & manage Java Runtime, Runtime Environment, JRE Settings, Java Cache in Windows.

To check which version of Java you have on your Windows computer, you'll need to open the Command Prompt.