--- old/src/java.base/windows/classes/sun/net/www/protocol/file/Handler.java	2018-12-06 17:53:04.973438645 -0500
+++ new/src/java.base/windows/classes/sun/net/www/protocol/file/Handler.java	2018-12-06 17:53:04.805437812 -0500
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
         path = path.replace('/', '\\');
         path = path.replace('|', ':');
 
-        if ((host == null) || host.equals("") ||
+        if ((host == null) || host.isEmpty() ||
                 host.equalsIgnoreCase("localhost") ||
                 host.equals("~")) {
            return createFileURLConnection(url, new File(path));