Java 16 is using the Commercial License and OpenJDK 16 is using the open-source GNU General Public License v2, with the Classpath Exception (GPLv2+CPE). You can also, follow How To Install OpenJDK 16 On Windows to install the open-source version of Java 16 i.e. We can use Java 16 free for general-purpose computing usage. It can be installed separately if required. Notes: The official installer provided by Oracle does not include the bundled JRE with JDK since Java 11. The steps should be the same for other versions of the Windows operating system. It provides the steps required to install Oracle JDK 16 on Windows 10. This tutorial provides all the steps required to install the Oracle Java 16 officially distributed by Oracle for Windows.