Document how to disable "older runtime" warning #917

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1. github-actions commented on Oct 12, 2025

   

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   Hi Olivier Cailloux (@oliviercailloux), I'm an AI Support assistant here to help with your issue. While the team reviews your request, I wanted to provide some possible tips and documentation that might help you in the meantime.

   No built-in setting currently exists to suppress the “older runtime” upgrade prompt in the Project Manager for Java extension. Workarounds:

   • Disable the Project Manager for Java extension entirely (you’ll lose the Java dependency tree features):

   1. Open the Extensions view in VS Code (Ctrl+Shift+X / ⇧⌘X).
   2. Search for “Java Dependency” (ID: vscjava.vscode-java-dependency).
   3. Click Disable.
      Related comment: java project explorer is broken and doesn't work, update redhat-developer/vscode-java#3368 (comment)

   • Install or configure a newer JDK (e.g. Java 21) and point your workspace to it so the prompt won’t trigger. For example, in your settings.json:

   "java.configuration.runtimes": [
     { "name": "JavaSE-21", "path": "/path/to/jdk-21", "default": true },
     { "name": "JavaSE-17", "path": "/path/to/jdk-17" }
   ]

   • File a feature request on the vscode-java-dependency repo to add a “never show again” setting:
   https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-java-dependency/issues/new

   No duplicates found.

   Other references with low confidence

   • Issue #3368 (“java project explorer is broken and doesn’t work, update”) – suggests disabling Project Manager for Java to stop popups: java project explorer is broken and doesn't work, update redhat-developer/vscode-java#3368 (comment)

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3. plnordquist-pnnl commented on Oct 17, 2025

   

   Peter L Nordquist (plnordquist-pnnl)

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   I came to this issue to ask the same thing. It looks like it's tied to java.dependency.enableDependencyCheckup and the code is in this PR #901. They seem to tie both a warning for Spring and the JDK to this one setting. I'm not sure why this extension needs to warn about Spring when a VSCode user could just as easily install the Spring Boot Tools extension and receive a similar warning. It's probably about the AI assistance.

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4. Olivier Cailloux (oliviercailloux)

   changed the title [-]Disable "older runtime" warning[/-] [+]Document how to disable "older runtime" warning[/+] on Oct 22, 2025
5. oliviercailloux commented on Oct 22, 2025

   

   Olivier Cailloux (oliviercailloux)

   on Oct 22, 2025

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   Indeed, disabling java.dependency.enableDependencyCheckup disables this warning. I am thus now turning this request into a documentation request. (Also it would be good if the warning pop up window itself would propose to toggle this.)
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   Ray Sun (FluoriteCafe-work)

   on Nov 11, 2025
7. Ray Sun (FluoriteCafe-work)

   closed this as completedin #958on Jan 5, 2026