In this news you can download Java for the game Minecraft, if you do not start minecraft, or have any problems with the game, try reinstalling Java to the most current one.

Do you need to install Java in order for minecraft to work? or does it fail to start or crashes on boot?

Try to install "update" the newest version of Java on your computer, in this news you can download Java for Minecraft for free .

You need to download the installation file below and run it on Install.
Which file to download? If you know the bit depth 32 or 64 version, then download the appropriate one, but the 32 version will work on 64, if you do not know what system you have, download x32. 

Attention, if you install the 32 version, you will not be able to allocate more than one GB of random access memory to Java, the game will not start.

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