Elasticsearch installation : Error missing 'server' JVM at …jvm.dll

Question

After having downloaded elasticsearch and unzipped it following the steps in this link:

Install Elastic Search on Windows

I am receiving the following error:

Answer 1

Quick (hack) alternative:

1. Copy jdk1.8.0_131\bin\client to jdk1.8.0_131\bin\server
2. If necessary, configure Elasticsearch JVM heap size in config/jvm.options