Windows x64 RabbitMQ install error with Erlang environment var (ERLANG_HOME)

Question

I\'m ask/answering this question because it hung me up & it\'s likely someone else will have the same problem.

Install of RabbitMQ x64 v2.8.6 on Windows Server 2

Answer 1

Just to share an up-to-date answer as of 2019: On Windows Server 2019, after setting up the environment variable, a restart is required to solve the problem.