# Could not find or load main class error during running

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/could-not-find-or-load-main-class-error-during-running/242509>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [July 24, 2020, 12:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/could-not-find-or-load-main-class-error-during-running/242509 "2020-07-24T12:19:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Divyam\_Madhok](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/divyam_madhok/32/44993_2.png) [@Divyam\_Madhok](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Divyam_Madhok)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2020, 12:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/could-not-find-or-load-main-class-error-during-running/242509/1 "2020-07-24T12:19:27Z")

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Error: Could not find or load main class Madhok\AppData\Local\Temp\elasticsearch  
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: Madhok\AppData\Local\Temp\elasticsearch

ElasticSearch Version=7.8.0  
Java Version="1.8.0\_261"

I am running by going to elastisearch folder and writing bin\elastisearch.bat

Windows machine.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2020, 12:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/could-not-find-or-load-main-class-error-during-running/242509/2 "2020-08-21T12:19:35Z")

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