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New Java v8 JRE version not installable over old one: How else?

I have a 64bit Java JRE v8upd333 installed here on 64bit Win10 in the following folder.
C:\Program Files\Java\jre8\
Now I want to install the latest downloaded JRE or more exactly replace the previously installed JRE completely.
When I double click on jre-8u341-windows-x64.exe and start the installation I am asked for the target installation directory.
If I select C:\Program Files\Java\jre8\ the installation is denied and I am asked for an EMPTY directory.
What is this?
Every other stupid program manages to install a new version over an old one - only Java apparently not.
Do I really have to manually uninstall the old JRE version before I can install the new one?
As far as I can see there is NO separate Java Updater (service/program) currently installed. But this shouldn't matter.
How can I install a new over an old JRE by double clicking the new package file?