Visual Studio Code showing “Java 11 or more recent is required to run. Please download and install a recent JDK”

Question

Today Visual Studio Code started showing me a pop-up saying:

Java 11 or more recent is required to run. Please download and install a recent JDK.

Answer 1

1. Just uninstall all previous JDKs, i.e., less than or equal to JDK 11.

2. Re-install JDK 11 from https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/javase-jdk11-downloads.html

3. Make sure your system variable JAVA_HOME points to the latest installed JDK like "C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-11.0.8" (for Windows)

4. Restart Visual Studio Code

5. Go to Workspace settings → Java: Home

6. Select "Edit in settings.json"

7. Your settings.json should look like:

   settings.json_image

   {
       "java.completion.favoriteStaticMembers": [
   
           "org.junit.Assert.*",
           "org.junit.Assume.*",
           "org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.*",
           "org.junit.jupiter.api.Assumptions.*",
           "org.junit.jupiter.api.DynamicContainer.*",
           "org.junit.jupiter.api.DynamicTest.*",
           "org.mockito.Mockito.*",
           "org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.*",
           "org.mockito.Answers.*"
       ],
       "java.home": "C://Program Files//Java//jdk-11.0.8"
   }