Android Studio does not launch after installation

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I've just downloaded the new Android Studio IDE released today, and installed it. When I double-click the icon to launch it, nothing happens. I've tried every shortcut to it, as well as the .exe in the installation folder.

I've also tried restarting the machine, uninstalling / restarting, and installing to a folder location without spaces. Does someone know why Android Studio won't start?

Answer 1

I set my JDK_HOME environment variable to point to my Java (1.7) JDK path, and it worked.

My JDK path was:

c:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_21

but it will vary depending on the version of your JDK.

For directions in setting PATH variables for windows see: http://java.com/en/download/help/path.xml