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So I find myself kind of stuck in between.

I set JAVA_HOME to C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_121 then Maven works but 

java -version

shows 'java' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

If I set JAVA_HOME to C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_121\bin, Maven doesn't work but at least I get java -version right.

I'm pretty sure I'm doing something fundamentally wrong but I can't put my finger on it, obviously :(

Ascendant
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    `java -version` will look at your $PATH, so normally we need to add %JAVA_HOME%/bin to $PATH for any ad-hoc command. For maven, internally it checks $JAVA_HOME/bin. Hope it helps. – sayboras Nov 15 '17 at 02:19
  • @Apolozeus Your comment solved my issue. Make it an answer, I will accept it as one. – Ascendant Nov 15 '17 at 02:52

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java -version will look at your $PATH, so normally we need to add %JAVA_HOME%/bin to $PATH for any ad-hoc command. For maven, internally it checks $JAVA_HOME/bin. Hope it helps.

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