Spark: Trying to run spark-shell, but get 'cmd' is not recognized as an internal or

Question

I\'m trying to install Spark on my Windows desktop. Everything should work fine, but I get an error \"\'cmd\' is not recognized as an internal or external command... \"

Answer 1

Check values in JAVA_HOME and make sure it is pointing to correct value. Add %JAVA_HOME%/bin in path value. After modification close command prompt and restart it. Write spark-shell and it will run.