In Windows : inside your JRE, you will have a folder like this : C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre7\bin\client –> this directory contains the client JVM jvm. dll . A VM is nothing but a shared library like dll or so file. Your java exe or other executable file calls the jvm.

Where is the JVM DLL located?

The file “jvm. dll” is in the folder “C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.

Is JVM installed with Java?

The JRE provides the Java APIs, Java Virtual Machine (HotSpot VM), and other components necessary to run applets and applications written in the Java programming language. … It can be redistributed with such applications.