MATLAB: Do I get the error “windows cannot find “C:\Program Files\MATL​AB\R2XXXx\​bin\matlab​.exe” when attempting to open MATLAB

Why do I get the error "windows cannot find "C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2XXXx\bin\matlab.exe" when attempting to open MATLAB?
Why do I see "did not return after 5000 milliseconds" in the log file even though the installation was complete?

Best Answer

If you are getting this error try opening a non MATLAB program and see if you get a similar error.
If so this may indicate Windows file structure maybe corrupt or the drive needs to be reformatted.
The solution would be to reinstall Windows.