Java applet only runs if IE is run as administrator

Question

Java applets don't work at all (not detected by browser) if IE is launched normally. I'm currently using the latest version of Java 7u60 with Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 8.1. This issue seemed to have popped up randomly as the websites I've been using have just stopped running the Java app. Finally, it works fine in Chrome.

Have already tried reinstalling as administrator with both older version, but the issue still occurs.

Edit: A fresh reinstall of Java 7u67 did not fix the issue.

Solution

following worked for me:

1. uninstall java using java remover (available at java.com)
2. use total commander to find java at C (system drive) drive
3. delete all those java folders in c:\users etc.
4. reinstall java

Comments

[calvin]

Yup, the slider is currently set at the lowest. I've also added the domain of the site I'm trying to access under Java's Exception Site List, so it is definitely not a security issue causing the applet to not run.

[Kamil]

Can you create new non-admin account and try to run your applet on that account? If it runs - something is messed up in your IE profile files and its not about admin account, problem is in your account (C:\Users\Account\...\Internet Explorer or in user IE registry).

[ccpizza]

In my observation adding a whitelisted domain in the Java exceptions site list such as http://domain.com will only whitelist that exact URL while adding it with a trailing slash, ie http://domain.com/ will whitelist all pages under that domain.

[Jan Doggen]

Why would this solve the issue in the question?

[Kamil]

Caveman method, too destructive. I don't like it.

[oldmud0]

Better off reinstalling Windows.