Windows JAVA 8 v 11 - neo4j either can't find 1.8 or doesn't like it

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Windows 10 64 bit - neo4J 1.4.3
I have both Java 1.8.0_281 and jdk-16_windows-x64 installed
Path=C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-11.0.10\bin\server;C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath;C:\Windows\system32; ....

Trying to start either the Console or the Service-

VERBOSE: Java detected at 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre1.8.0_281\bin\java.exe'
VERBOSE: Invoking "C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre1.8.0_281\bin\java.exe" -version 2>&1
VERBOSE: Command returned with exit code 0
VERBOSE: Java version response: java version "1.8.0_281"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_281-b09)
VERBOSE: Java Version detected as 1.8.0_281
WARNING: ERROR! Neo4j cannot be started using java version 1.8.0_281

Now if I remove 1.8 leaving JDK 11, neo4j fails saying it can't find 1.8.
If I have 1.8 installed it says it can't use it.

I'm in some kind of configuration funk and could use some help

TIA

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Hi @bscola

I think Neo4j 1.4.3 means Neo4j Desktop, not Community/Enterprise.
The Neo4j Desktop already includes Java 8/11.

C:\Program Files\Neo4j Desktop\resources\offline\java
zulu8.48.0.53-ca-jdk8.0.265-win_x64
zulu11.41.23-ca-jdk11.0.8-win_x64

Neo4j 3.5.x uses Java 8 and Neo4j 4.x uses Java 11.
You can set the path so that the installed Java is not read first.

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Let's try again...

PATH=C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-11.0.10\bin\server;C:\Windows\system32; ....

Note Java JDK11 is in the start of the path. Java 8 is not in the path

Trying to start-
neo4j console -verbose

VERBOSE: Neo4j Root is 'C:\Neo4j'
VERBOSE: Neo4j Server Type is 'Community'
VERBOSE: Neo4j Version is '4.2.4'
VERBOSE: Neo4j Database Mode is ''
VERBOSE: Console command specified
VERBOSE: Java detected at 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre1.8.0_281\bin\java.exe'
VERBOSE: Invoking "C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre1.8.0_281\bin\java.exe" -version 2>&1
VERBOSE: Command returned with exit code 0
VERBOSE: Java version response: java version "1.8.0_281"

Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_281-b09)

Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 25.281-b09, mixed mode)
VERBOSE: Java Version detected as 1.8.0_281
WARNING: ERROR! Neo4j cannot be started using java version 1.8.0_281
WARNING: * Please use Oracle(R) Java(TM) 11, OpenJDK(TM) 11 to run Neo4j Server.

  • Exit (Invoke-Neo4j -Verbose:$Arguments.Verbose -Command $Arguments.Ar ...
  •   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    • CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [Write-Error], WriteErrorException
    • FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.WriteErrorException,Invoke-Neo4j

what do I need to do with my path or my Java installation to get the Console/Service to run ??

Thanks

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OK ---- After uninstalling Java 1.8 the Console is now starting ----
But the Service won't start. Does it really have to be this hard ??

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I'm just getting started with Neo4j and ran into the same issue. Since I had some random JREs installed by Ninite when I set up the system, I downloaded the JDK11 from the java homepage to be sure.

Into system variables I added the user variable "JAVA_HOME" with the value "C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-11.0.12" (or wherever the directory is saved for you). I did not modify the path variable by the way. This solved the problem for me.