Oracle Database 18c (18.3) is available for download for windows platform since August 22, 2018. If you are new to Oracle or if you are a developer and need a database to play with, you can install an Oracle database quickly on your laptop with a few clicks. You can install the software and create the database instantly using the installer to create the starter database.
After the software install, the database creation is only 3 clicks using the Database Configuration Assistant! The Oracle defaults are OK!
Oracle Database 18c (18.3) is available for download for windows platform since August 22, 2018. If you are new to Oracle or if you are a developer and need a database to play with, you can install an Oracle database quickly on your laptop with a few clicks.
Download the software from Oracle Technology Network. Unzip the downloaded file. Remember, the directory where you unzip the software is the ORACLE_HOME. From 18c onwards, there are no copying files from staging location during the install, you unzip the files to the designated Oracle Home directory.