Can not run Java Applets in Internet Explorer 11 using JRE 7u51

Question

Today I updated my Java version to 7u51. After the installation, I cleared Java Cache, browser\'s Cache, and logged into a secure website that uses an Applet to provide cert

Answer 1

This type of issue is cropping up again using the Windows 8 / IE 11 combination with the new version of Java (1.8.0_31). The installation seems to work, but after installing Java via the Java Control Panel Update tab, every time you run a Java applet you are told your version of Java is outdated, but when you follow the prompts to again update, you are told your version of Java is newer than the one on the web.

As with a previous iteration of such problems, what worked for me was, after installation, unchecking "Internet Options | Security | Enable Protected Mode", running a Java applet and then re-checking it and everything is fine.

Do people at Oracle not test on Windows 8 with IE or does this only happen for people with particular extensions enabled?

As before, this problem didn't happen on Windows 7, but there I noticed that the SSLv3 changes now prevent you from running a local applet in Internet Explorer unless you remove that line from the java.security file. But this problem doesn't happen on Windows 8, so it is not clear what is actually happening.

If Oracle doesn't make the update process less rocky, people won't update. I've seen many people lately using 2009 versions of JRE 1.6. That is the sort of situation that often doesn't end well.