Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. The setup package generally installs about 248 files and is usually about 913.92 KB (935,850 bytes). The primary executable is named javaws.exe. The software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). It adds a Browser Helper Object (BHO) to Internet Explorer. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Manually stopping the service has been seen to cause the program to stop functing properly. Upon being installed, the software adds a Windows Service which is designed to run continuously in the background.
Java 7 Update 55 is a software program developed by Oracle.