[FIXED] Path not Found: The system cannot find the file C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\javapath\java.exe

Issue

java & java -version commands are accessible from the bin folder of JDK, but I can not access them from desktop or anywhere else, but the programs are running successfully in IDE! What should I do?

Inside the JDK bin folder:

From Desktop:

Solution

JAVA_HOME is used by third-party tools to find java (not by java itself). You can use that to set your PATH, which is what is searched.

set "PATH=%JAVA_HOME%\bin;%PATH%"

Note that the quotes are correct in this command and moving (or removing) them will break it.

Answered By - Elliott Frisch
Answer Checked By - Senaida (JavaFixing Volunteer)