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

Change the following value from your Path system variable:

C:\Program Files (x86)\java\jdk1.8.0_112\jre\bin\server\jvm.dll

to:

%JAVA_HOME%\bin

Also make sure there are no any other references to Java folders in the Path variable.