Is there a way to update the JDK without manually downloading the new version?

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I just got an Java update notification that Update 17 is out, so I ran the update and found that only my public JRE was updated. I still only have Update 16 of the JDK.

Is there a way to have the latest JDK automatically when it's available?

Of course, the update shouldn't get rid of old versions. That should be done manually since Eclipse is still using the old version. Once I've updated my settings I would delete the old JDK manually.

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Ninite is a great website that lets you download the latest version of multiple applications/packages. If you save the installer, it will always pull the most recent version and download/install it without prompts. Reference: https://ninite.com/help/home/update.html

I did this myself just now, only caveat is that I had to delete the older jdk folder in "C:\Program Files\Java" in order for the "java -version" command to recognize the change.

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