Since JNLP files are simply Java Web Start files that open applications through an Internet browser, any browser that works in Windows 8.1 will open a JNLP file as long as you have Java installed.

This article originally appeared in Builder AU. Remote clients can access and run applications on their local machines by using the Java Network Launching Protocol (JNLP). JNLP applications are like ...

Java Web Start is a technology to deploy applications to end-users through a Web Browser Plug-in. By clicking a link the user can install and run applications on their local host. Java Web Start is ...

The Java community has witnessed a transition from applets which dominated the client-side development turf through to server side development technologies like servlets and JSPs, which are an ...

This article provides an overview and introduction to Java Web Start, an exciting new Java application distribution technology and reference implementation of the Java Network Launching Protocol (JNLP ...

Thick and thin clients each have major strengths and weaknesses when compared to each other. Often, the strength of one is the weakness of the other. In general, thick clients are functionally rich ...

A mechanism for delivering full-blown Java applications from a Web server. The programs are initially downloaded using the browser but are run outside of the browser ...