There have been a few occasions recently where a Java update fails
To do so, click the magnifying glass icon in the top-right section of your Mac's menu bar. If you aren't using an account with administrator privileges, you might not be able to disable the Java update. Getting an 'Unable to Install Update' error, or perhaps a message that the update cannot be verified? Click on General Software Update to re-download the update. The very best way to run. Getting this: Error: Download failed on Cask 'java8' with message: Download failed: https. What is the best way to update Java version on Mac computer? MacOS Sierra is the newest version of Mac OS which has recently become available for the Mac users to download. As always, there are some downsides to the new software updates that some computer users experience.
Having looked about for a solution, there is two methods that i have found to quickly rectify the problem.
1) The cheats way.
Re-install java on top of itself.
NB, Java has many different versions depending on which OS and update version of the OS you are using, the quickest way to re-install with the latest version i have found is to use Ninite. This will find version and install it correctly for you.
https://ninite.com/java8/
2) Edit compatibility settings on the Java updater.
go to: %PROGRAMFILES%Common FilesJavaJava Update
and find jucheck.exe (updater)
right click --> Properties --> Compatibility
select the tick box to run with a previous version of windows, anything before Vista seems to do the job. (XP, Win95 etc…) As this is just the updater and not java, it ensures you still get the correct version.
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This seems to be an issue with privilege elevation in windows – if you have access to an admin account, then you can log into that then try updating 8/10 it works without the above.