# Elasticsearch 7.10.2 Installation - “jdk “ ” was unexpected at this time”

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-7-10-2-installation-jdk-was-unexpected-at-this-time/262355>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** windows\
**Created:** [January 27, 2021, 10:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-7-10-2-installation-jdk-was-unexpected-at-this-time/262355 "2021-01-27T10:47:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![dcenaculo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f14d63/32.png) [@dcenaculo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dcenaculo)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2021, 10:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-7-10-2-installation-jdk-was-unexpected-at-this-time/262355/1 "2021-01-27T10:47:35Z")

</div>

Hello, I'm trying to install Elasticsearch on premises. I've unziped it and I can't start it from command line:

```auto
C:\Program Files\elasticsearch-7.10.2\bin>elasticsearch.bat
Files\elasticsearch-7.10.2\jdk"" was unexpected at this time.

C:\Program Files\elasticsearch-7.10.2>echo %JAVA_HOME%
"C:\Program Files\elasticsearch-7.10.2\jdk"

```

elasticsearch.yml:  
cluster.name: esaxa  
node.name: MORRIS  
network.host: 10.146.114.83  
http.port: 9200

Thanks in advance,  
Daniel Cenáculo

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Abdullah\_Al-Mansour](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/abdullah_al-mansour/32/83241_2.png) [@Abdullah\_Al-Mansour](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Abdullah_Al-Mansour)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2021, 8:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-7-10-2-installation-jdk-was-unexpected-at-this-time/262355/2 "2021-02-01T20:27:44Z")

</div>

dcenaculo you have 2 options. You can install elastic search msi. package acquired at:  
[https://artifacts.elastic.co/downloads/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-7.10.2.msi](https://artifacts.elastic.co/downloads/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-7.10.2.msi)  
and run the msi package for installation,

or

you can set the Java\_Home variable using the instructions found here:  
[https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19182-01/820-7851/inst\_cli\_jdk\_javahome\_t/](https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19182-01/820-7851/inst_cli_jdk_javahome_t/)

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2021, 11:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-7-10-2-installation-jdk-was-unexpected-at-this-time/262355/3 "2021-02-01T23:01:52Z")

</div>

Welcome to our community! 😃

Try moving Elasticsearch into a directory that doesn't have a space in it's name.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![newschapmj1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/dbc845/32.png) [@newschapmj1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/newschapmj1)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2021, 4:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-7-10-2-installation-jdk-was-unexpected-at-this-time/262355/4 "2021-02-18T16:21:40Z")

</div>

Is this a known issue with Windows .zip installations?

I'm getting the same error on Windows Server 2016  
C:\Program Files\elasticsearch-7.10.2

.\bin\elasticsearch.bat

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2021, 4:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-7-10-2-installation-jdk-was-unexpected-at-this-time/262355/5 "2021-03-18T16:22:00Z")

</div>

This topic was automatically closed 28 days after the last reply. New replies are no longer allowed.