Why am I getting the "Could not create the Java Virtual Machine" error?

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Great points from @babitakumari and To @devan-skeem If you’re on Windows, here’s another fix I’ve found helpful."* The “could not create the Java Virtual Machine” error can sometimes stem from system environment limitations on Windows. To address this:

  1. Go to System Properties → Advanced system settings.
  2. Click Environment Variables → Under System Variables, find JAVA_OPTIONS or JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS.
  3. Set the value to:
-Xms256M -Xmx512M
  1. Restart your computer and try running Tomcat again.

This change optimizes memory allocation and often resolves the issue, especially on Windows machines.