It was first made available for Internet Explorer 3 so that users could run Java applets when browsing on the World Wide Web.
The Microsoft JVM won the PC Magazine Editor's Choice Awards in 1997 and 1998 for best Java support.
[4] The initial release of Windows XP in 2001 did not ship with a Java virtual machine, because of the settlement with Sun.
It contained post-RTM security fixes and hot-fixes, compatibility updates, optional .NET Framework support, and enabled technologies for new devices such as Tablet PCs.
This release removed Microsoft's Java virtual machine in compliance with the lawsuit with Sun Microsystems.