This version is isolated in the Minecraft installation directory and does not require installing Java on it’s own.īut then my son asked me about mods. Lucky for me Mojang recently created a new version of their Minecraft launcher that includes it’s own version of Java. Minecraft requires the Java runtime to be installed but with it’s memory, security and updating issues Java was one headache I didn’t want to have on this new machine. I recently got a new computer that my son wanted to play Minecraft on.