For a brief overview of how to take advantage of a new feature in JDK9, namely the ability to create custom runtime images, please view the YouTube video that follows.  As an addendum to this video, a recently published blog explains how the creation of runtime images can be automated inside a NetBeans project.  Please Check out Automating the Creation of JDK9 Reduced Runtime Images for further edification.

Hard to believe, it's now been 10 years and 75 articles since first starting this blog!