The problem I was having was apparently related to Windows 10 not recognizing Java on my system. The Fix: 1) SEARCH for --> environment variables 1a) CLICK on "Edit the system environment variables" search result

This opens up a Window titled "System Properties" 2) CLICK on the button near the bottom titled "Environment Variables"

'make sure java is on the path', well yes

there's a tickbox in the installer :stuck_out_tongue:

maybe I missed that :slightly_smiling_face:... anyway I'll finish

for people who screw up like me :wink:

This opens up a window titled "Environment Variables" with two data display boxes. The upper box is titled "User variables for [insert username here]" The lower box is titled "System variables"

3) CLICK on the button titled "New" under the upper box box "User variables for [insert username here]" 3a) Give the New User Variable a Variable Name (I chose "Path" according to the youtube tutorial but I suspect it does not matter what name you give it) 3b) CLICK on the button titled "Browse Directory..." and navigate to your java install's bin folder C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8xxxx\bin (where xxx is java version #)... then click "ok" This creates a Java user variable for the user account Repeat this for the "System variables" below. **It might be important to give the System variable the same Variable Name (in my case I named it "Path"). Navigate to the Java bin directory and hit ok. That's it. I have no idea why this happened but my experience with Windows 10 was zero before tonight.

well hope that helps someone else out in the future

thank you, as @Fireduck is paying for this slack, the history is persistent

glad to help :smile: