Error Code 1603 pops up while installing or updating Java. We explain how you can fix the Java Error code 1603 and install Java successfully on your PC.

We explain how to fix Java Virtual Machine Launcher Error, Could not create the Java Virtual Machine on Windows 11/10 computers.

If you're encountering the "waiting on install" error, it's best to update your operating system and (if you're hoping to install Java Edition) the Java program itself.

I have replicated the issue on a Macbook (2015) running OSX El Capitan. Java installs perfectly fine on Windows 10 running on non-Apple hardware.

Yesterday we noted Apple's release of Java Update 1.4.2 Update 1, as well as a reader report that a Java-based site that previously didn't work under OS X worked after installing the update ...