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Jiho Song
Jiho Song
16,469 Points
Posted by Jiho Song
Jiho Song
16,469 Points

I can't see any command prompter

java -version

I wrote this straight to my windows search bar and anything didnt come out

how shall i proceed?

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2 Answers

andren
andren
28,558 Points
andren
andren
28,558 Points

You are not meant to type the command in the Windows search bar, it is a command that has to be run in a terminal. On Windows there are two terminal programs CMD and PowerShell, either should work in this case.

You should be able to launch those programs by simply typing in cmd or powershell into the windows search bar and hitting enter. Then once the terminal window appears type the java -version command into that window.

If you still do not get back a response that provides you with information on what Java version you have installed then you should go back and try to install it again following these instructions.

douaa atouailaa
douaa atouailaa
6,120 Points
douaa atouailaa
douaa atouailaa
6,120 Points

you can search for cmd in tool bar , and then write java -version in the cmd