Android studio doesn't start

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I just download Android Studio for Windows 7, the wizard went ok up to the end but now when I click on the shortcut or on the .exe to start the program nothing happens, no error, no new window, it's seems like it is doing nothing. Do you have any suggestion?

possible duplicate of [Android Studio installation on Windows 7 fails, no JDK found](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16574189/android-studio-installation-on-windows-7-fails-no-jdk-found) — laalto, May 16 '13 at 12:26
I don't think this should be closed. The installation *didn't* fail, and there was no clue that "no JDK found" was the cause. The title of this question is *not* a duplicate of the other one. — UncleZeiv, May 18 '13 at 14:39
@UncleZeiv the main part of the flagged duplicate question is, "However, when attempting to launch the application from the desktop icon, nothing happens". This is an almost identical problem. — James Donnelly, May 22 '13 at 16:39
For Windows 7 all Android Studio versions since 2022 don't work with symptoms like no Java SDK, JAVA_HOME, etc Don't waste the time - downgrade the version to Android Studio 4.0. — Denis, Feb 05 '22 at 20:59

score 52 · Accepted Answer · edited May 27 '13 at 23:41

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It's a bug of Android Studio 0.1v

You should add JAVA_HOME to the system environment variables.

http://tools.android.com/knownissues#as0.1

Open Start menu > computer > System Properties > Advanced System Properties
In the Advanced tab > Environment Variables, add new system variable JAVA_HOME that points to your JDK folder, for example C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_21

edited May 27 '13 at 23:41

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answered May 16 '13 at 08:19

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And do you know how to solve the bug of the double icon on the taskbar? – Luigi Tiburzi May 16 '13 at 08:21
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well, I didn't suffers 'Double icons'. – Tigris May 16 '13 at 08:23

score 10 · Answer 2 · answered May 17 '13 at 08:46

Install latest Java Development Kit.
Set path in system variables for Java (ie *C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_21\bin*)
Set JDK_HOME system variable (ie *C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_21*)
If not working, set JAVA_HOME in system variable too (ie *C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_21*)
If not working, check if you don't have spaces at the ends of the lines in system variables (PATH, JDK_HOME, JAVA_HOME)

You don't have to restart computer after changing system variables, just reload command prompt (if you are using it).

If it still not working, you probably have java.exe in C:/Windows/System32/. Rename it, restart command prompt and type java -version to check if you are using correct version of JDK.

I've posted tutorial how to fix Android Studio with screenshots on my blog.

Thanks! The problem was that I had java.exe in C:/Windows/System32/ Just renamed it and it worked! Probably gonna delete it too lol — TheWizKid95, May 20 '13 at 21:08

score 3 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 07 '15 at 16:47

I have had a similar problem with Android Studio 1.0 in windows 7 x64. When I ran studio64.exe it flashed the android studio logo and it disappeared immediately. Also I tried

studio64.exe > error.log

to figure out possible errors. JAVA_HOME=C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8.0_25 environment variable was correctly setted.

Finally I decided to uninstall all Java versions (I had a mess of different java versions installed), both jdk and jre and reinstalled last version jdk 1.8.0_25. My problem was solved.

Regards,

i'm getting "access is denied" (in admin mode) – arviman Jan 16 '16 at 03:47 — arviman, Jan 16 '16 at 03:47

score 3 · Answer 4 · answered Oct 07 '20 at 08:17

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Sometimes it might get stuck in memory. Open task manager, terminate android stuido. Open it up again.

answered Oct 07 '20 at 08:17

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score 2 · Answer 5 · edited Sep 18 '17 at 08:46

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If you install new the version of android studio. It requires new jdk 1.8. Just install the latest jdk 1.8 and android studio will work without the need to manually edit any environment variables.

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answered Jun 29 '17 at 04:53

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score 1 · Answer 6 · answered May 16 '13 at 11:03

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You have to add a new system variable named ANDROID_STUDIO_JDK or JDK_HOME with the path to your JDK install folder, such as C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_21\

answered May 16 '13 at 11:03

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score 1 · Answer 7 · edited May 16 '13 at 23:39

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I had the same exact problem and did try to do every thing manually nothing worked except for this command when I finished it finally launched. Open CMD with administrator if possible then put the following command:

set path="$PATH":C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_21\bin

Then just try to launch it should work.
This is the only thing that worked for me.

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answered May 16 '13 at 22:38

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score 1 · Answer 8 · answered May 21 '17 at 15:42

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Make sure you have Java 1.8 (JDK) or higher and update java_home and path to this version. I did every tips but i checked AS requirements and updated jdk do 1.8.xx

answered May 21 '17 at 15:42

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score 1 · Answer 9 · answered Jul 12 '17 at 07:16

It's possible there is a problem with your username (and name of the user folder). It shouldn't contain non-latin letters. I had solved my problem (no response to an attempt to run Android studio) when I tried running the application as another Windows user (with name that consists of English letters only)

score 1 · Answer 10 · edited May 11 '18 at 04:26

I got the same problem, but with no error message.

I found a studio.bat file and dig in it. There, I found some tips:

I found out thet the variable suggested in a previous post is incorrect. ANDROID_STUDIO_JDK is no good. STUDIO_JDK is the one.

Also, just to make the things/solution worst to corner, I've uninstalled jre and jdk then reinstall jdk only.

The setup variables are like this:

JAVA_HOME is now pointing to C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_172\bin
JDK_HOME is pointing to C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_172
STUDIO_JDK is pointing to C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_172

It's a mess but it's working...

Is it because I uninstalled/reinstalled java sdk and jre? or just the env. variables? who knows :)

Specs:

i5 with 4gig ram
win 10 32bit

score 0 · Answer 11 · answered May 17 '13 at 00:14

In addition to following the steps pointed out by Tigris I also had to run the Android Studio with Administrative rights. Not sure why but I just made it in a few minutes ago.

Follow the steps here: http://tools.android.com/knownissues#as0.1
Run Android Studio as Admin

score 0 · Answer 12 · answered May 24 '13 at 20:25

There is Another Issue

http://tools.android.com/knownissues

open a "cmd.exe" (command prompt), cd to the android-studio\bin folder and run "studio.bat". You will most likely see an error: for example b/55267 is about the option -XX:+UseCodeCacheFlushing not being recognized. Report the error, remove the line from the studio.exe.vmoptions or studio64.exe.vmoptions and it should now work.

score 0 · Answer 13 · answered Jul 20 '13 at 13:11

There could be a process still running in the background that would need to be killed in the task manager. The name of the process is studio64.exe (at least that's the name on my machine). Could be because I am running a 64-bit OS. After killing this process, try to run Android Studio again, and it should work.

Relefant · Answer 14 · 2015-02-12T09:41:19.663

If your path and/or environment variables are not pointing to the correct JDK, things won't work properly.

A rock solid solution, especially if you must have multiple JDKs installed (e.g. Java 6/7/8) is to create a batch file to launch Android Studio.

Create a new file called studio.bat and place this somewhere outside the Android Studio installation, e.g.

c:\mydevstuff\launchers\studio.bat

(if you put the batch file anywhere in the android-studio folder, then you'll have problems when updating Android Studio).

Put the following code in the new batch file:

@echo off

REM Can make paths relative to SCRIPT_PATH if necessary
set SCRIPT_PATH=%~dp0

set ANDROID_STUDIO_JDK=<JDK Path>
set JAVA_HOME=<JDK Path>
set PATH=<JDK Path>\bin;%PATH%
cd <android-studio Install Path>\bin
start studio64.exe

Replace studio64.exe with studio.exe if you need the 32-bit version.

Replace

<JDK Path>

with the path to your JDK, e.g.

C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_25

Replace

<android-studio Install Path>

with the path to your Android Studio installation, e.g.

C:\Program Files\Android\android-studio

Now you can just run the batch file to start Android Studio.

Additional: If you want to pin to the Taskbar, then create a shortcut to the batch file and then change it's target to:

cmd.exe /c "<path to bat>\studio.bat"

Then pin this shortcut to the Taskbar by drag-and-drop.

You can also set it's icon from the original Android Studio studio.exe file.

score 0 · Answer 15 · answered May 11 '15 at 01:43

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I ran into this problem and these steps fixed it.

Remove ALL older JRE / JDK versions
Set values for JDK_HOME & JAVA_HOME to path of JDK install

answered May 11 '15 at 01:43

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score 0 · Answer 16 · answered Oct 14 '17 at 22:04

if you use android studio version 2.3.3 you should have JDK with version 1.8 in the system environment values , to add it click on Computer (in windows 7) System properties Advanced system settings (at the right) Advanced (tab) environment variables button and edit the value of name JAVA_HOME to the file which contains jdk 1.8 if you don't have this variable make a new one

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