# Error Initiating elasticsearch after windows 10 install

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-initiating-elasticsearch-after-windows-10-install/118660>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [February 6, 2018, 2:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-initiating-elasticsearch-after-windows-10-install/118660 "2018-02-06T14:15:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![firomero](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/firomero/32/27419_2.png) [@firomero](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/firomero)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2018, 2:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-initiating-elasticsearch-after-windows-10-install/118660/1 "2018-02-06T14:15:47Z")

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I 've installed elasticsearch 6.1 on windows 10 with Java 8 amd64. But can not run it. It throws the followin error:  
WARNING: sun.reflect.Reflection.getCallerClass is not supported. This will impact performance.  
[2018-02-06T05:47:48,524][INFO][o.e.n.Node] [FIROMERO] initializing ...  
[2018-02-06T05:47:48,773][ERROR][o.e.b.ElasticsearchUncaughtExceptionHandler] [FIROMERO] fatal error in thread [main], exiting

> java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: java.util.Base64$Encoder.withoutPadding()Ljava/util/Base64$Encoder;  
> at org.elasticsearch.common.RandomBasedUUIDGenerator.getBase64UUID(RandomBasedUUIDGenerator.java:58) ~[elasticsearch-6.1.1.jar:6.1.1]  
> at org.elasticsearch.common.UUIDs.randomBase64UUID(UUIDs.java:44) ~[elasticsearch-6.1.1.jar:6.1.1]  
> at org.elasticsearch.env.NodeEnvironment.generateNodeId(NodeEnvironment.java:369) ~[elasticsearch-6.1.1.jar:6.1.1]  
> at org.elasticsearch.env.NodeEnvironment.loadOrCreateNodeMetaData(NodeEnvironment.java:360) ~[elasticsearch-6.1.1.jar:6.1.1]  
> at org.elasticsearch.env.NodeEnvironment.(NodeEnvironment.java:246) ~[elasticsearch-6.1.1.jar:6.1.1]  
> at org.elasticsearch.node.Node.(Node.java:263) ~[elasticsearch-6.1.1.jar:6.1.1]  
> at org.elasticsearch.node.Node.(Node.java:245) ~[elasticsearch-6.1.1.jar:6.1.1]  
> at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap$5.(Bootstrap.java:212) ~[elasticsearch-6.1.1.jar:6.1.1]  
> at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.setup(Bootstrap.java:212) ~[elasticsearch-6.1.1.jar:6.1.1]  
> at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.init(Bootstrap.java:322) ~[elasticsearch-6.1.1.jar:6.1.1]  
> at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.init(Elasticsearch.java:121) ~[elasticsearch-6.1.1.jar:6.1.1]  
> at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.execute(Elasticsearch.java:112) ~[elasticsearch-6.1.1.jar:6.1.1]  
> at org.elasticsearch.cli.EnvironmentAwareCommand.execute(EnvironmentAwareCommand.java:86) ~[elasticsearch-6.1.1.jar:6.1.1]  
> at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.mainWithoutErrorHandling(Command.java:124) ~[elasticsearch-cli-6.1.1.jar:6.1.1]  
> at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.main(Command.java:90) ~[elasticsearch-cli-6.1.1.jar:6.1.1]  
> at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:92) ~[elasticsearch-6.1.1.jar:6.1.1]  
> at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:85) ~[elasticsearch-6.1.1.jar:6.1.1]

I need some help to fix it. Thank you.  
Best regards

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**Author:** ![firomero](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/firomero/32/27419_2.png) [@firomero](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/firomero)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2018, 2:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-initiating-elasticsearch-after-windows-10-install/118660/2 "2018-02-07T14:52:43Z")

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I have found the solution. The issue was an update missing from jdk 8.  
best regards

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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:** [March 7, 2018, 2:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-initiating-elasticsearch-after-windows-10-install/118660/3 "2018-03-07T14:53:21Z")

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