Error Launching Idea. Failed to load JVM DLL C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_112

Question

Whenever I open IntelliJ IDEA i get this error:

but I have that defined and I don\'t know why it wont work:

Any help accepted.

Answer 1

It could be problem with 32 and 64 version. Maybe you trying to launch 32-bit shortcut on your Desktop. Try to launch 64 version (idea64.exe) inside IDEA folder. This worked for me.