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# Failed to load config

## Why this error appear?

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There are two reason why this error appear. One of them is having Java 16/17 and second one is invalid path (Having bot in OneDrive directory or any other cloud disk)

## How to fix it then?

First of all we need to have updated bot to the latest available version for you.  Check our ["How to update bot?"](/faq/how-to-update-bot.md) section. If you can't have updated version, please follow steps under.

Let's start from fixing our Java version. Navigate to Start > Settings > Apps > and search for "JAVA"

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As you can see there are 3 Java versions, Java 8 Update 291, Java Se Development kit also 291 and **Java SE Development Kit 17.**

{% hint style="danger" %}
**Only Java 17 and Java 16 are problematic if you use 1.13.17 beta 98 and older!**
{% endhint %}

 Now as we detected we have wrong Java version, simply click on it and then Uninstall.

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