IntelliJ Gradle Plugin: The supplied javaHome seem

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However, I am trying to use my JAVA_HOME variable which is set to C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_40

I do not understand why intellij is looking for the JDK inside of its install directory.

In intellij:

Executing external task 'bootRun'...
The supplied javaHome seems to be invalid. I cannot find the java executable. Tried location: C:\Program Files (x86)\JetBrains\IntelliJ IDEA 14.1\jre\bin\java.exe
External task execution finished 'bootRun'.

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C:\>java -version
java version "1.8.0_40"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_40-b25)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.40-b25, mixed mode)

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C:>env
...
JAVA_HOME=C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_40
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Answer 1

The problem lies in Intellij IDEA itself. If you go to Intellij installed directory, you will find a jre directory where it's searching for the above said java.exe. But the problem here is there is no bin directory here instead another jre directory available.So, solution is upfront. copy all the contents from inner jre directory and put it in outer jre directory.