Why Javaw.exe in windows-64x folder

deniz selduz · Mar 9, 2025 at 5:23 PM

When I opened the location of the javaw.exe file while playing Minecraft, I saw that it was windows-64x. I checked the digital signatures and there was no signature, I think it should be in a file like programfiles. Could this be a hidden virus?

:)

Emmanuel Santana

Greetings, and welcome to the Xbox Community! Connect with players from around the world, get help when you need it, and share your gaming journey.

About your question, the legit javaw.exe file, which is used by Java apps like Minecraft, is usually located in one of these folders:

- C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.x.x_xx\bin\javaw.exe (for 64-bit Java)

- C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre1.x.x_xx\bin\javaw.exe (for 32-bit Java)

Sometimes, Minecraft uses its own built-in Java runtime, which is often found here:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Minecraft Launcher\runtime\jre-legacy\windows-x64\bin\javaw.exe

So I believe that's the one you are looking at, if that's the case it's pretty much normal.

Christopher Revoredo

Hi there Death welcome to the community forum! Christopher here, an Xbox fan and been on Xbox for years already. I would really love to make your day by helping you out. If Minecraft is not allowed in Firewall, the LAN not working issue can happen. You can check the Firewall settings and ensure the Minecraft executable file “javaw.exe” is allowed in Firewall.

First, navigate to Control Panel -> Windows Defender Firewall -> Allow an app for feature through Windows Defender Firewall.

Then see if the “javaw.exe” is checked. If it’s not checked, click the Change settings button then check the box next to “javaw.exe”. If you see more than one “javaw.exe” entries, check all of them. Also ensure the Private box and the Public box are checked.

Christopher Revoredo

Hi there Death welcome to the community forum! Christopher here, an Xbox fan just like you and has been on Xbox for years already. I would really love to make your day by helping you out. If Minecraft is not allowed in Firewall, the LAN not working issue can happen. You can check the Firewall settings and ensure the Minecraft executable file “javaw.exe” is allowed in Firewall.

First, navigate to Control Panel -> Windows Defender Firewall -> Allow an app for feature through Windows Defender Firewall.

Then see if the “javaw.exe” is checked. If it’s not checked, click the Change settings button then check the box next to “javaw.exe”. If you see more than one “javaw.exe” entries, check all of them. Also ensure the Private box and the Public box are checked.

Csonka Levente

My graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce 820m

I am using windows 10 and it is 64x bits. Only my display is 32x bit.

Miguel Molina O

Hi, I'm Miguel, community expert, I may not be an employee of Xbox, but I see you need some help, I'm Happy to help you.

I was reading a similar case that someone was having on reddit, and the solution they found was:

Go to that location to see if the javaw.exe is there. If it is do the following. If not skip down.

In the Launcher click Installations, select the profile/instance you want to use. Click the 3dots followed by Edit. Click More Options then look for Java Executable. Click Browse and go to that javaw.exe. Click Save. Give it a go.

If its not there. Go here and download Java 17 and get the Windows x64 Installer https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/javase... Follow the steps to Browse for the java exe. The default location should be C:/Program Files/Java/jdk-17.0.6/bin/java.exe but to be sure you can either open cmd and type echo %java_home or hit Window key + R and type %java_home% and the javaw.exe is in the /bin/ folder. Hit Save.

Hit Play and if all goes well, go hug a creeper.

If you want to read the post ill share the link:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/10r...

Why Javaw.exe in windows-64x folder