title: IntelliJ IDEA 2016.1(64) : Unsupported java version Cannot start under Java 1.7.0_79-b15: Java 1.8 or later is required
body: <p>Currently I set <code>JAVA_HOME</code> environment variable to 1.7</p>
  
  <p>When I try to open the file <strong><code>idea64.exe</code></strong> (path : <code>..\JetBrains\IntelliJ IDEA 2016.1\bin\idea64.exe</code>) below error is populated</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/mlgbc.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/mlgbc.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p><em>Unsupported java version<br>
    Cannot start under Java 1.7.0_79-b15: Java 1.8 or later is required.</em></p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>From the above error I understood that I have to set my <code>JAVA_HOME</code> to 1.8, but I don't want to set <code>JAVA_HOME</code> to 1.8.</p>
  
  <p>I believe there should be a configuration file where in I can point to Java-8 and fix this, can anyone please let me know where can I do the configuration changes?</p>