How do I set Windows Environment variables permanently?

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Solution 1

Right click on Computer, Advanced system settings, select Advanced tab and click Environment variables.

Note: once you modify the environment variables, you will have to restart your applications, including CLI.

Solution 2

This can also be achieved from command prompt. The following example set a variable at user level:

SETX variable_name value

For machine level elevation is required:

SETX variable_name value /m
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Updated on September 15, 2022

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  • CleanX
    CleanX about 1 year

    How do I set Windows Environment variables permanently, I see that the Windows environment variables are reset when you close the command window. I want to set them permanently so that I don't have to repeat the task every time I use CLI.

  • amalgamate
    amalgamate almost 8 years
    For windows 8 users: Typing "Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\System" in the file explorer exposes the "Advance System Settings" link.
  • Gary Klasen
    Gary Klasen almost 3 years
    If you use this for updating %PATH%, this will cut it down to 1024 chars and potentially delete every path behind that range. So take care when using.