Can't create registry node/key

[pmaneely]

I get the following warning when I start debugging my app in Intellij:

Aug 05, 2024 10:04:56 AM java.util.prefs.WindowsPreferences <init>
WARNING: Could not open/create prefs root node Software\JavaSoft\Prefs at root 0xffffffff80000002. Windows RegCreateKeyEx(...) returned error code 5.

Any idea what causes this or what the implications are?

[Amin.Gan]

Hi,

Thanks for your inquiry.
For the warning, it wasn't thrown out by the product, it should just appear in the higher version JDK environments, please try to use the following steps to solve it:
1. Open the registry (search for regedit in the start bar);
2. Locate the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\JavaSoft directory;
3. Create a new Prefs folder in the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\JavaSoft directory
If there is any other issues, just feel free to write back.

Sincerely,
Amin
E-iceblue support team