# Updated Java and now Ignition won't work **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [February 4, 2018, 10:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/updated-java-and-now-ignition-wont-work/16869 "2018-02-04T22:33:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![karen.hodgson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/898d66/32.png) [@karen.hodgson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/karen.hodgson)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2018, 10:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/updated-java-and-now-ignition-wont-work/16869/1 "2018-02-04T22:33:16Z")
I updated to the latest version of Java and now I can’t get the gateway to start from the Control Utility. When I try to restart the gateway it will not restart. I’ve updated the ignition.conf file to point to the Java location (wrapper.java.command=C:\Program Files(x86)\Java\jre1.8.0\_161\bin\java.exe) but still with no luck. I don’t know why I can’t get Java to install in the Program Files (not PF x86) directory and if this is my issue. Please help! ---
**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2018, 12:08am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/updated-java-and-now-ignition-wont-work/16869/2 "2018-02-05T00:08:08Z")
Make sure you downloaded and installed a 64bit version of Java. ---
**Author:** ![karen.hodgson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/898d66/32.png) [@karen.hodgson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/karen.hodgson)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2018, 2:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/updated-java-and-now-ignition-wont-work/16869/3 "2018-02-05T14:22:33Z")
For some reason, even with selecting a 64 bit version of Java, it was always installing in the Program Files (x86) folder. So I went back to the original version of Java that I was running before and was able to get it to work. Thanks!