If you are launching MATLAB and receiving the following error you might be using a different version of Java than the one shipped with MATLAB.
ERROR: Warning: An error occurred while reading the desktop configuration file
In order to check the version of Java that MATLAB is using, launch MATLAB and run the following command.
version -java
Check for a MATLAB_JAVA environment variable set on your system. If a MATLAB_JAVA environment variable is set, remove it and relaunch MATLAB twice to see if the issue persists.
If this does not help, it was also possible to resolve this via the following commands:
>> restoredefaultpath
>> rehash toolboxcache
>> savepath
If you are still unable to start MATLAB properly after removing the MATLAB_JAVA environment variable and doing the commands above, please contact MathWorks Support. They can be reached here:
