How to set JAVA_HOME system variable for Windows 7

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For Windows 7:
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• Right click on My Computer
  
• Select Properties
  
• Select Advanced System Settings
  
• Select Advanced tab
  
• Select Environment Variables
  
• Select Path under System Variables
  
• Click on Edit button
  
• In Variable value editor paste this at the start of the line

C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_72\bin;

• Click Ok then Ok again
• Restart command prompt otherwise it won't see the change to the path variable
• Type java -version in command prompt.