Windows 10: Cannot set Java to open .jar files by default

I have Windows 10 Home, on an HP Pavilion.Anyway, today I downloaded a .jar file, and whenever I double-clicked on it, it would not open automatically. When right clicking on the .jar file and selecting "open with", "JavaTM Platform SE binary" would not show up. Yes, I have Java installed correctly on my computer. To make matters worse, I accidentally set .jar files to open automatically with Internet Explorer. Is there a way for me to find a Java folder on my computer that I could use to open this .jar file?Obviously, I want to fix this problem so that I can open .jar files with Java,

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jar files

Fixing .jar file opening on Windows requires two steps:

• Open the Control Panel, and chose "Default Programs - Associate a File type or protocol with a program". Find .jar extension (Executable JAR file) there, and pick Java as default program to open this extension. It will probably be listed as "Java Platform(SE)".
  A faster alternative perhaps is straightforward right-click on a .jar file, and then change associated program by clicking on the "Change..." button.
• Now open the regedit, and open the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\jarfile\shell\open\command key. Luckilly for us, we may specify parameters there for the (Default) value. This is normally: C:\Program Files\Java\jre7\bin\javaw.exe" -jar "%1" %*

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Cannot set Java to open .jar files by default

I have Windows 10 Home, on an HP Pavilion.

Anyway, today I downloaded a .jar file, and whenever I double-clicked on it, it would not open automatically. When right clicking on the .jar file and selecting "open with", "Java(TM) Platform SE binary" would not show up. Yes, I have Java installed
correctly on my computer. To make matters worse, I accidentally set .jar files to open automatically with Internet Explorer. Is there a way for me to find a Java folder on my computer that I could use to open this .jar file?

Obviously, I want to fix this problem so that I can open .jar files with Java, and Java only. The simplest and easiest solutions/help are greatly appreciated!

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Windows 10 reassociate .jar files to java

See if this will help:
go to settings, System, default apps, choose default app by file type....see if you can set .jar file....