Minecraft - Could not create the Java virtual machine
Issue
Upon launching Minecraft, the following error message is displayed:
Error: Could not create the Java virtual machine
Error: A fatal exception as occurred program will exit
Solution
- Right-click on "Computer" and select "Properties"
- Then go to "Advanced" or "Advanced Settings" > "Environment Variables"
- Below "System Variables", click on "New":
- For "Variable name" enter: "_JAVA_OPTIONS"
- For "Variable value" enter: "-Xmx512M".
Tested under Windows 7.
Thanks to ZeInf3ct3d for this tip.
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