title: Android Studio: Failed to load JVM DLL
body: <p><em>I have thoroughly researched this problem and the posted solutions have not worked for me.</em></p>
  <p>I'm running Windows 8, and the most recent JAVA JDK (64 bit) and Android Studio versions.</p>
  <p>[System specs: new XPS 13, core i5, 8GB RAM, SSD]</p>
  <p>The exact error is:</p>
  <blockquote>
  <p>Failed to load JVM DLL C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_45\jre\bin\client\jvm.dll</p>
  <p>If you already have a 64-bit JDK installed, define a JAVA_HOME variable in ... Environment Variables</p>
  </blockquote>
  <p>-- <strong>Verification</strong> --</p>
  <blockquote>
  <p>java -version</p>
  </blockquote>
  <p>java version &quot;1.8.0_45&quot;</p>
  <p>Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_45-b15)..</p>
  <p>-- <strong>Things I've tried</strong> --</p>
  <ul>
  <li>Uninstall java and AS, reboot, install 64 bit java jdk, verify installation, reboot, install AS, set JAVA_HOME variable</li>
  <li>YES, the viable is an Environment variable and not a User variable</li>
  <li>I have added the /bin/ directory to the &quot;path&quot; environment variable</li>
  <li>I have reversed the slashes in the environment variable paths as per one solution stated</li>
  <li>Followed the uninstall/reinstall process stated above, but with a 32bit jdk instead (with the correct environment variable paths)</li>
  <li>Done the whole process over (uninstalling, rebooting after installs, etc.) but with older JDKs</li>
  <li>I have tried running studio.exe with 32 bit JDK installed, and studio64.exe with the 64 bit JDK installed</li>
  </ul>
  <p>I feel like I've tried everything. I HAD to have screwed up somewhere along the line. Any idea?</p>