The process is rather simple and you can do it by following these steps: bat file and use it every time you want to run a specific jar file. You can run jar files on Windows 10 by using this simple workaround. 'ApplicationDescription'='Java jar runtime' 'JarFile'='Software\JavaSoft\Capabilities' reg file and double click it to import.īy default though Java should add the following registry values which also should allow jars to be executed. The two bold items would need to be changed to match your java version and save everything below *****JAVA PROTOCOL ***** save to a. This is something Oracle doesn't do, but the registry keys would look like what is below *****JAVA PROTOCOL ***** One option would be to add a protocol handler for JAR files. jar file application by click on it.If the jar is a 'console app' it may not actually show anything since there is no GUI. You will able to find the icon for this application in Dash. Add the following lines to the resulting empty gedit. In terminal run gksudo gedit /usr/share/applications/.desktop Another method is to create a Desktop icon to launch this. Then you will able to find Openjdk Java 6/7 Runtime in any of the above Open with menu.ģ. In the resulting gedit document, Change the NoDisplay=true line to NoDisplay=false: then save the file and close it. gksudo gedit '/usr/share/applications/sktop' Open terminal with pressing Ctrl+ Alt+ T. ** If it is not even in Show other apllications list, you need to done something in Terminal Here you can select Openjdk Java 6/7 Runtime ** If it is even not found here, then select Show other apllications Button. ** If it is not even in the Open with then select Other Aplication. ** If there is no Open With Openjdk Java 6/7 Runtime option in menu, then select Open with and then select Openjdk Java 6/7 Runtime jar file and select Open With Openjdk Java 6/7 Runtime sudo apt-get install openjdk-7-jdk openjdk-7-jre openjdk-7-jre-headlessĢ. (Open terminal with pressing Ctrl+ Alt+ T ). Can install from Software Center or by following command in terminal.

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