Error:could not create the Java Virtual Machine Error:A fatal exception has occured.Program will exit

Question

I have just installed Java SE Development Kit 8u91 on my 64 bit Windows-10 OS. I set my path variables . I tried java --version in my command prompt it gave me an error.

c:\Users\Onlymanu>java --version Unrecognized option: --version     Error: Could not create the Java Virtual Machine.  Error: A fatal exception has occurred. Program will exit. 

But when i tried java -version it worked.

I tried initializing _JAVA_OPTIONS environment variable and ever tried re-installation none of them worked. Can any one help me please?

Answer 1

I think you have put command like java -VERSION. This is in capital letters You need to put all command in lowercase letters

javac -version java -version 

All characters must be in lowercase letter

Answer 2

I was facing a similar issue. Actually the command is :

java -version and not java --version. 

You will get output something like this:

java version "1.8.0_162" Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_162-b12) Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.162-b12, mixed mode)