(Updated for 2020) Easy Install Ghidra on Windows 10

*Updated for 2020 v9.1.2*

Ghidra, an NSA tool recently published by the NSA is a software “reverse engineering (SRE) suite of tools developed by NSA's Research Directorate in support of the Cybersecurity mission."  I decided to do this tutorial because there is (at this time) limited English directions for the amateur available. 

Now, this tool is open-source and hosted on Github for transparency. The source code is not kept a secret, but many people are probably skeptical of installing NSA applications on their machines anyway. With the occurrence of the Shadow Brokers and the inevitable future exposure of NSA applications, I do not think this is the last time an NSA application will be made public for the "greater good". So, let's benefit, and review the software installation for Windows 10 below.

I have added some screenshots to the default Ghidra installation steps to help those who want to streamline deployment.

1) Download https://ghidra-sre.org/ghidra_9.1.2_PUBLIC_20200212.zip

2) Extract the file to your desired location (this is a no-install Java executable).

3) Modify the Java execution path by:

1.  Search for Advanced System Settings at the start menu.
2. Click on Environment Variables.
3. Add the JDK bun directory to the PATH variable.
4. At the end of the the Variable value field, add a new line, with the path of extracted JDK dir>\bin.

4) Ghidra should now open without issue. Please email me or comment if you have questions or suggestions!