Why does MATLAB encounter a Java exception when there are square brackets ('[' or ']') in the MATLAB installation path?

I am receiving a "java.net.MalformedURLException" in MATLAB or Simulink. My MATLAB installation path contains square brackets.

Answer 1

[MathWorks Support Team]

Installation paths containing square brackets or other special characters are currently not supported by MATLAB and may result in these errors. Consider reinstalling MATLAB on a path without special characters.