Java 1.8 for Windows XP

The last officially supported version of Java for Windows XP was **Java SE 8**, specifically update 51 (8u51), released in July 2015. Oracle continued to provide public updates for Java 8 on Windows XP for a limited time after the operating system itself was discontinued in 2014. However, newer Java versions—such as Java 9 and beyond—dropped support for Windows XP due to its outdated architecture…