Applet is not loading on Windows 8.1 + IE11

security: Expected Main URL: file:/C:/JCK/JCK-runtime-9/lib/javatest.jar
basic: exception: null.
java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.sun.deploy.util.SystemUtils.encodeString(Unknown Source)
at sun.plugin2.applet.Applet2Manager.getParametersString(Unknown Source)
at sun.plugin2.applet.Applet2Manager.getAppInfo(Unknown Source)
at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2Manager$AppletExecutionRunnable.run(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:804)
Ignored exception: java.lang.NullPointerException
modalityPopped for applet ID 1
modalityPopped for applet ID 1
basic: Loading Java Applet Failed...