diff --git a/vscode-extensions/commons-vscode/src/launch-util.ts b/vscode-extensions/commons-vscode/src/launch-util.ts
index f1eaba2d4..bd96cc855 100644
--- a/vscode-extensions/commons-vscode/src/launch-util.ts
+++ b/vscode-extensions/commons-vscode/src/launch-util.ts
@@ -155,16 +155,6 @@ export function activate(options: ActivatorOptions, context: VSCode.ExtensionCon
             let javaExecutablePath = jvm.getJavaExecutable();
             clientOptions.outputChannel.appendLine("Found java executable: " + javaExecutablePath);
 
-            let version = jvm.getMajorVersion();
-            if (version<11) {
-                VSCode.window.showErrorMessage(
-                    `Spring Tools Language Server requires Java 11 or higher to be launched. Current Java ${javaExecutablePath}.\n
-                    \n
-                    (Note Java 8 can still be used in your own projects. Java 11 is only required to launch the Spring Tools Language Server process)`,
-                    {}
-                );
-                return;
-            }
             clientOptions.outputChannel.appendLine("isJavaEightOrHigher => true");
 
             if (process.env['SPRING_LS_USE_SOCKET']) {
diff --git a/vscode-extensions/vscode-bosh/lib/Main.ts b/vscode-extensions/vscode-bosh/lib/Main.ts
index be34ba06c..89629ecb1 100644
--- a/vscode-extensions/vscode-bosh/lib/Main.ts
+++ b/vscode-extensions/vscode-bosh/lib/Main.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,12 @@ export function activate(context: VSCode.ExtensionContext) {
             synchronize: {
                 configurationSection: "bosh"
             }
+        },
+        checkjvm: (context: VSCode.ExtensionContext, jvm: commons.JVM) => {
+            let version = jvm.getMajorVersion();
+            if (version < 17) {
+                throw Error(`Bosh Language Server requires Java 17 or higher to be launched. Current Java version is ${version}`);
+            }
         }
     };
     let clientPromise = commons.activate(options, context).then(client => client.start());
diff --git a/vscode-extensions/vscode-concourse/lib/Main.ts b/vscode-extensions/vscode-concourse/lib/Main.ts
index dc71260ec..671274558 100644
--- a/vscode-extensions/vscode-concourse/lib/Main.ts
+++ b/vscode-extensions/vscode-concourse/lib/Main.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,12 @@ export function activate(context: VSCode.ExtensionContext) {
                     scheme: 'file'
                 }
             ]
+        },
+        checkjvm: (context: VSCode.ExtensionContext, jvm: commons.JVM) => {
+            let version = jvm.getMajorVersion();
+            if (version < 17) {
+                throw Error(`Concourse Language Server requires Java 17 or higher to be launched. Current Java version is ${version}`);
+            }
         }
     };
     let clientPromise = commons.activate(options, context).then(client => client.start());
diff --git a/vscode-extensions/vscode-manifest-yaml/lib/Main.ts b/vscode-extensions/vscode-manifest-yaml/lib/Main.ts
index d3fdbe545..97aec5216 100644
--- a/vscode-extensions/vscode-manifest-yaml/lib/Main.ts
+++ b/vscode-extensions/vscode-manifest-yaml/lib/Main.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ export function activate(context: VSCode.ExtensionContext) {
                     scheme: 'file'
                 }
             ]
+        },
+        checkjvm: (context: VSCode.ExtensionContext, jvm: commons.JVM) => {
+            let version = jvm.getMajorVersion();
+            if (version < 17) {
+                throw Error(`Cloudfoundry Manifest YAML Language Server requires Java 17 or higher to be launched. Current Java version is ${version}`);
+            }
         }
     };
     commons.activate(options, context).then(client => client.start());
diff --git a/vscode-extensions/vscode-spring-boot/lib/Main.ts b/vscode-extensions/vscode-spring-boot/lib/Main.ts
index 40fe8216a..530e3a73e 100644
--- a/vscode-extensions/vscode-spring-boot/lib/Main.ts
+++ b/vscode-extensions/vscode-spring-boot/lib/Main.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ export function activate(context: VSCode.ExtensionContext): Thenable<ExtensionAP
         extensionId: 'vscode-spring-boot',
         preferJdk: true,
         checkjvm: (context: VSCode.ExtensionContext, jvm: commons.JVM) => {
+            let version = jvm.getMajorVersion();
+            if (version < 17) {
+                throw Error(`Spring Tools Language Server requires Java 17 or higher to be launched. Current Java version is ${version}`);
+            }
+
             if (!jvm.isJdk()) {
                 VSCode.window.showWarningMessage(
                     'JAVA_HOME or PATH environment variable seems to point to a JRE. A JDK is required, hence Boot Hints are unavailable.',