This bug has been fixed for Release 14 SP1 (R14SP1). For previous releases, please read below for any possible workarounds:
This error is ocurring because of a corrupt preference setting in the MATLAB preferences file. To fix this problem, start MATLAB and run the following statement in the Command Window, after the exceptions display:
com.mathworks.services.Prefs.setStringPref('HelpSelectedProducts','MATLAB');
After running the statement, quit MATLAB and then restart it. The problem should be fixed.
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