Java 9 notes: Netbeans: In project properties, go to the "run" section and edit your configuration: (run configs are NOT saved in svn) Add the following 3 VM options to the end of the existing VM options in the VM Options window: -XX:+IgnoreUnrecognizedVMOptions --add-modules=java.xml.bind --add-modules=java.activation For webstart, we may need to add these JVM options: --add-exports java.desktop/sun.swing=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports java.desktop/sun.awt=ALL-UNNAMED