# Could not start elastic search 6.5.1 windows 8

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/could-not-start-elastic-search-6-5-1-windows-8/162294>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [December 28, 2018, 4:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/could-not-start-elastic-search-6-5-1-windows-8/162294 "2018-12-28T04:22:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![sid\_nikhil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f9ae1b/32.png) [@sid\_nikhil](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sid_nikhil)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2018, 4:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/could-not-start-elastic-search-6-5-1-windows-8/162294/1 "2018-12-28T04:22:21Z")

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Running ES 6.5.1  
I have java intalled : jdk-8u181-windows-x64.exe

trying to launch the elasticsearch.bat file gives us this:

```auto
C:\Users\testuser\Desktop\ElasticSearch\elasticsearch-6.5.1\bin>elasticsearch

\Common was unexpected at this time.

```

We do not get any logs.

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**Author:** ![balumurari1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/balumurari1/32/39203_2.png) [@balumurari1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/balumurari1)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2018, 12:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/could-not-start-elastic-search-6-5-1-windows-8/162294/2 "2018-12-28T12:02:48Z")

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Make sure you **set "JAVA\_HOME=C:\Program Files\Java\your\_jdk\_version"**

and in the command prompt you must fine

> java version "1.8.0\_92"  
> Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0\_92-b14)

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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:** [January 25, 2019, 12:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/could-not-start-elastic-search-6-5-1-windows-8/162294/3 "2019-01-25T12:02:53Z")

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