jongig Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 I guess my problem is that I don't have Java installed on my Surface Book but I don't use Java for anything and I don't miss the aggravations of having Java on a computer. Is there any other way or console application that doesn't use Java? Link to comment
paulbates Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Unfortunately, java is required to run the adminc. I use it on my surface. The other option is to "remote in" (Remote Desktop, etc) to a computer on your network that has java and the adminconsole Paul Link to comment
patryk.szady Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 You might have to upgrade your Surface Book OS to get java installed. I believe the book comes with Windows 10 S, you need Pro. It's a free upgrade right now. Link to comment
jongig Posted January 5, 2018 Author Share Posted January 5, 2018 Thanks. If anything has changed with java I'd consider adding it but on my last HP laptop it always gave me messages about updating, I hated it. Also, I've had this Surface Book for two years and I have no third party protection and I've not had any issues. This is a work computer so it's nice that It's stable but my old HP had to be cleaned and I ran third party protections to try to keep it okay. I may be way off base and I welcome you to tell me I am and that java is safe to have on a laptop. Link to comment
paulbates Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 I believe java is safe for me in that the only java app i use is the admin console, and I only run that locally locally from the shortcut into java cache, based on a download from UDI. I set java so it can't do anything else: Under the java control panel, security, I unchecked the first box for allowing java to run from a webstart. Not that it matters much anymore, most browsers won't run java applets. To make it annoyance free, I unchecked the box to check for updates under update. I typically update java when I update the admin console. I would update it if there was a news story about a significant threat that would affect me. I used to run the admin console on my work computer, however after a security update a few years back, it quit running. My ms surface is my personal tablet and I can run the AC remotely if needed. Paul Link to comment
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