Java saying I'm not in desktop mode. windows 8?

I recently bought a new laptop running windows 8. I wanted to install java however the website is telling me it is only available in desktop mode. I am using desktop mode however it is still telling me this, how do I fix this?
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Java does not run in Metro mode. You have to switch to desktop mode to use Java.
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