Oracle Java Quarterly Critical Security Update for July, 2015

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Oracle released the scheduled critical security updates for its Java SE Runtime Environment software.  With the usual warnings about pre-checked extras, the update for the latest version is Java SE 8u51.  You can verify your version here:  Verify Java Version.

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.
  

Java SE 8 Update Release Notes