Android Studio Error: Error:CreateProcess error=216, This version of %1 is not compatible with the version of Windows you're running

Question

Installed Android Studio 2.2 Preview 2 and getting this error:

Error:CreateProcess error=216, This version of %1 is not compatible with the version of Windows you're running. Check your computer's system information and then contact the software publisher

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I re-installed the JDK, still same issue.

I even tried to use the embedded JDK but still having the same issue:

Solution 1

I had the same issue, but I have resolved it the next:

1) Install jdk1.8...

2) In AndroidStudio File->Project Structure->SDK Location, select your directory where the JDK is located, by default Studio uses embedded JDK but for some reason it produces error=216.

3) Click Ok.

Solution 2

REASON

This happens because for now they only ship 64bit JRE with Android Studio for Windows which produces glitches in 32 bit systems.

SOLUTION

• do not use the embedded JDK: Go to File -> Project Structure dialog, uncheck "Use embedded JDK" and select the 32-bit JRE you've installed separately in your system
• decrease the memory footprint for Gradle in gradle.properties(Project Properties), for eg set it to -Xmx768m.

For more details: https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=219524

Solution 3

i think android studio has a 64bit kernel version which is giving the problem. https://github.com/swcarpentry/windows-installer/issues/49

Solution 4

Don't worry... Its much easy to solve your problem. Just SET you SDK-LOCATION and JDK-LOCATION.

• Click on Configure ( As Soon Android studio open )
• Click Project Default
• Click Project Structure

• Clik Android Sdk Location

• Select & Browse your Android SDK Location (Like: C:\Android\sdk)

• Uncheck USE EMBEDDED JDK LOCATION

• Set & Browse JDK Location, Like C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_121

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Comments

[TomeeNS]

Because it is not compatible with JRE 1.8

[RushDroid]

Thanks its Save my time (y)

[midhunhk]

I upgraded Android Studio, but forgot to change the JDK location from 1.7 to 1.8 in the above setting.

[CrandellWS]

@midhunhk you mean to change the directory to your main jdk location that will be found in prehaps "Programs\Java" as opposed to "Programs\Android"

[Bhavik Mehta]

Correcting Answer : 2) In AndroidStudio File->Project Structure->SDK Location,

[SaTech]

but it didn't accept The jdk with Alret Please choose a valid JDK directory.

[mc8]

@Barun how did you do it? I'm a total beginner

[mc8]

where can I find jdk 1.8? any links?

[mc8]

in the SDK location? choose the JDK directory? but it says sdk does not contain any platforms

[Barun]

@mc8 follow the instruction

[Pedro Miguel Pimienta Morales]

Sorry but if choose jre directory say, Please choose a valid JDK directory, but if choose jdk don't show that error message

[Surendra Shrestha]

I had the same issue and doing the same thing solve my problem as well. (I have 32 bit os/system)

[Alireza Kazemi]

Notice that if your SDK path contains a space it warns and stupidly does not set the JDK path too. This is while it just warns that if SDK path conatins space the NDK may have problem. I moved my SDK from "Program Files" to a path without space and after that the SDK and JDK path was accepted by the project structure dialog.