How do you remove or disable Java?

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I have seen all the news about disabling Java on your computer so I decided to remove it on both of my computers. Now I am reading that you need to disable it by going to the Java control panel and doing so. I used “Add and Remove Programs” in Windows 7. Would that not be the way to remove Java completely from your computer rather than using the Java website control panel?
Thank you,
      TomS

Wide Glide · Accepted Answer

How to Disable Java

    How to disable Java in Internet Explorer
http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/how-to-disable-java-internet-explorer/
    How to disable Java in Firefox
http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/how-to-disable-java-firefox/
    How to disable Java in Chrome
http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/how-to-disable-java-chrome/
    How to disable Java in Safari
http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/how-to-disable-java-safari/
    How to disable Java in Opera
http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/how-to-disable-java-opera/

Java 7 update 11 security patch fixes nothing
http://betanews.com/2013/01/14/java-7-update-11-security-patch-fixes-nothing/

Why does crapware still exist? Follow the Silicon Valley money trail
http://www.zdnet.com/why-does-crapware-still-exist-follow-the-silicon-valley-money-trail-7000009830/

What You Need to Know About the Java Exploit
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2013/01/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-java-exploit/#more-18420

Zero-Day Java vulnerability wreaks havoc on computers worldwide
http://blog.malwarebytes.org/intelligence/2013/01/zero-day-java-vulnerability-wreaks-havoc-on-computers-worldwide/

Joe · Answer

Well, that was overkill.  All you had to do was disable Java in your browser.

The latest Java update (Java 7, update 11) is supposed to fix this vulnerability.  But I think I'm going to leave my browser plugin disabled, anyway...

Anonymous · Answer

No. You have that backwards. Its you who have done the wrong thing and completely removed it. or so you have said.

gregger1966 · Answer

your pc needs java..why would you want to remove it..if you do alot of sites will not be readable..and video's unwatchable etc..cheers

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