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Amazon Corretto 21 Installation Instructions for Windows 10 or Later

This topic describes how to install and uninstall Amazon Corretto 21 on a host or container running the Windows 10 or later Windows operating system.

Install Amazon Corretto 21

  1. Download a Windows .msi file from the Downloads page.

  2. Double-click the .msi file to start the installation wizard.

  3. Follow the steps in the wizard.

    You have the option of setting a custom installation path. By default, Amazon Corretto 21 is installed at C:\Program Files\Amazon Corretto\. If you set a custom path, make a note of it for the next step.

  4. Once the install wizard is finished, set the JAVA_HOME and PATH environment variables.

    Set JAVA_HOME to the installation location, noting that the directory contains the currently-installed version. For example, if the default directory is used for 21.0.5, then set JAVA_HOME as C:\Program Files\Amazon Corretto\jdk21.0.5_11.

    Add %JAVA_HOME%\bin to the current PATH variable.

  5. Verify the installation by running java -version in a command prompt. You should see the following output. 

    openjdk version "21.0.5" 2024-10-15 LTS
OpenJDK Runtime Environment Corretto-21.0.5.11.1 (build 21.0.5+11-LTS)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM Corretto-21.0.5.11.1 (build 21.0.5+11-LTS, mixed mode, sharing)

Uninstall Amazon Corretto 21

You can uninstall Amazon Corretto 21 by following the standard steps to uninstall an application from Windows.

  1. Open Programs and Features.

  2. Search for Amazon Corretto 21 and then select it.

  3. Choose uninstall.