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Configure Anypoint Studio to Use Your Own JDK (Windows)

Point Anypoint Studio on Windows to your own JDK by adding the -vm option to the AnypointStudio.ini file. Studio then starts with the JDK installation that you specify instead of its bundled JDK.

  1. Locate your AnypointStudio.ini file inside your Anypoint Studio installation directory.

  2. Add the -vm option to point to your specific JDK installation path.

    -vm
    C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-11.0.11+9\bin\javaw.exe
    • The -vm option and the installation path must be on separate lines.

    • The value must be the full absolute or relative path to the Java executable, not just to the Java home directory.

    • The -vm option must occur after the other Studio-specific options (such as -product, --launcher.*, and so on), but before the -vmargs option.

      If you encounter Java was started but returned exit code=1 while starting Anypoint Studio, modify the -vm argument to point to the jvm.dll:

      -vm
      C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-11.0.11+9\jre\bin\server\jvm.dll