Install Maven 3.6.3 on Windows x86/x64

1. Download Maven 3.6.3 from https://maven.apache.org/download.cgi

Download Maven 3.6.3

Save Files

2. Install Maven 3.6.3

Select file apache-maven-3.6.3-bin.zip

Extract files…, I use 7-Zip.

Select maven path, Uncheck sub-directory and click OK.

See apache-maven-3.6.3 in C:\

Press WIN + R, type SystemPropertiesAdvanced and click OK

Click Environment Variables…

Click New…

Type M2_HOME as name and C:\apache-maven-3.6.3 as value and click OK

See M2_HOME

Select Path and click Edit…

Click New…, type %M2_HOME%\bin and click OK

Click OK

Click OK

Press WIN + R, type cmd and click OK

Type mvn -version press Enter

3. Create sample Maven Project

Create sample Maven Project

C:\> mvn archetype:generate -DgroupId=com.jcg.maven -DartifactId=MavenHelloWorldProject -DarchetypeArtifactId=maven-archetype-quickstart -DinteractiveMode=false

Build .jar file

C:\> cd MavenHelloWorldProject
C:\MavenHelloWorldProject> mvn clean install

Run .jar file

C:\MavenHelloWorldProject> cd target
C:\MavenHelloWorldProject> java -cp MavenHelloWorldProject-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar com.jcg.maven.App