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Recently installed Firefox is 64-bit and IE is 32-bit. What do I do about JAVA - 32 or 64 bit?

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Since the new default installation for Firefox on Windows 10 is 64 bit, and my version of Internet Explorer is 32 bit(for maximal compatibility), what flavour of JAVA do I install? 32 or 64 bit?

Since the new default installation for Firefox on Windows 10 is 64 bit, and my version of Internet Explorer is 32 bit(for maximal compatibility), what flavour of JAVA do I install? 32 or 64 bit?

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FredMcD
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What version of Firefox are you using?

Firefox v52+ disables all plugins except for Flash Why do Java, Silverlight, Adobe Acrobat and other plugins no longer work? {web link}

cor-el
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You will have to install the 32-bit Firefox 52.3.0 ESR version if you need to use plugins like Java.

Firefox 52.3.0 ESR: