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In windows thee are two sets of environment variables; one for the current user, and one for the whole users and the current machine ( system-wide). First option can be used to set path variable permanently for normal user not having admin rights.The PATH settings will be limited only to that particular account. Follow below steps . Go to "Control Panel" ?> User accounts ?> Select "Change my environment variables" . Change the settings in user section. Open the Windows Settings home (Win+I). Type "environment" in the search box and select the option "Edit environment variables for your account" from drop down suggestion. Environment Variables dialog will get opened.Change the variables in "user variables" section . enviornment varaiblesPath settingsWindows In our office we normally do not get admin rights on our machine and we may need to set Paths for our various softwares like JDK, SQL servers, MAVEN etc.Lets see steps on How to set Path in Windows without admin rights. 1. From Start menu open Control Panel2. In Control panel Go to User Accounts 3. In the user Accounts, Click on "Change my environment variables" 4. A Environment Variables dialog will get opened. You can add/edit/delete your environment variables and Path in the highlighted section. Note: If you do not have admin rights, then you will not be able to modify the System variables section.It's only fair to share... you want to set some Environment Variables (PATH, CLASSPATH etc).if you try to do so, it asks for administrator password. Damn.. So how to set Environment Variables in a Windows 7 machine for non-administrative users? Well, follow below simple steps and you can easily do this. Step 1. Go to Your control panel and then click User Accounts Step 2. Click on change my Environment Variables Step 3. A Pop up with Environment Variables. Click on New button and add the classpath If you don't have Admin rights to a machine and you need to add environment variables it can be a real pain in the neck to have to get Ops every time to do it. You can update the system PATH in a batch file, but it can be a hassle to have to source this file every time you open a command terminal. The following process allows you to automatically source any environment variables every time you open a terminal. Start the command prompt and `pin' it to the taskbar. Right-click on it, edit properties, and append -cmd /K env.bat to the Target property. %windir%\system32\cmd.exe -cmd /K env.bat 3. Create a batch file called env.bat and place it in your home folder. This file should include any environment variables you need set. For example: @echo off if "%ANT_HOME%"=="" ( echo Setting environment... ) else ( echo Environment already defined. exit /b ) set ANT_HOME=C:\apps\apache-ant-1.9.6 set APACHE_HOME=C:\opt\apache2 set GIT_HOME=C:\Users\philip.murphy\AppData\Local\Programs\Git set JAVA_HOME=C:\apps\jdk8u66 set JBOSS_HOME=C:\opt\jboss set M2_HOME=C:\apps\apache-maven-3.0.3 set ONE_DRIVE="C:\Users\philip.murphy\OneDrive - Globoforce" set ADB_PATH=C:\apps\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools set CATALINA_HOME=C:\opt\tomcat set ORACLE_HOME=C:\oraclexe\app\oracle\product\11.2.0\server set ORACLE_SID=XE set TNS_ADMIN=C:\oraclexe\app\oracle\product\11.2.0\serveretwork\ADMIN set FFMPEG_HOME=C:\apps\ffmpeg set SEVEN_ZIP="C:\Program Files\7-Zip" set CHROME_HOME="C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application" set IMAGEMAGICK=C:\apps\imagemagick set path=%ONE_DRIVE%\bin;%ANT_HOME%\bin;%APACHE_HOME%\bin;%GIT_HOME%\bin;%GIT_HOME%\usr\bin;%GIT_HOME%\mingw64\bin;%JAVA_HOME%\bin;%M2_HOME%\bin;C:\Ruby187\bin;C:\Python27;%ADB_PATH%;%FFMPEG_HOME%\bin;%SEVEN_ZIP%;%CHROME_HOME%;c:\apps;%IMAGEMAGICK%;%path% Set and forget ? you're done. Introduction Environment variables are key-value pairs a system uses to set up a software environment. The environment variables also play a crucial role in certain installations, such as installing Java on your PC or Raspberry Pi. In this tutorial, we will cover different ways you can set, list, and unset environment variables in Windows 10. Prerequisites A system running Windows 10 User account with admin privileges Access to the Command Prompt or Windows PowerShell The method for checking current environment variables depends on whether you are using the Command Prompt or Windows PowerShell: In the Command Prompt, use the following command to list all environment variables: set If you are using Windows PowerShell, list all the environment variables with: Get-ChildItem Env: Both the Command Prompt and PowerShell use the echo command to list specific environment variables. The Command prompt uses the following syntax: echo %[variable_name]% In Windows PowerShell, use: echo $Env:[variable_name] Here, [variable_name] is the name of the environment variable you want to check. Follow the steps to set environment variables using the Windows GUI: 1. Press Windows + R to open the Windows Run prompt. 2. Type in sysdm.cpl and click OK. 3. Open the Advanced tab and click on the Environment Variables button in the System Properties window. 4. The Environment Variables window is divided into two sections. The sections display user-specific and system-wide environment variables. To add a variable, click the New... button under the appropriate section. 5. Enter the variable name and value in the New User Variable prompt and click OK. Use the setx command to set a new user-specific environment variable via the Command Prompt: setx [variable_name] "[variable_value]" Where: [variable_name]: The name of the environment variable you want to set. [variable_value]: The value you want to assign to the new environment variable. For instance: setx Test_variable "Variable value" Note: You need to restart the Command Prompt for the changes to take effect. To add a system-wide environment variable, open the Command Prompt as administrator and use: setx [variable_name] "[variable_value]" /M There are two ways to unset environment variables in Windows: To unset an environment variable using the GUI, follow the steps in the section on setting environment variables via GUI to reach the Environment Variables window. In this window: 1. Locate the variable you want to unset in the appropriate section. 2. Click the variable to highlight it. 3. Click the Delete button to unset it. When you add an environment variable in Windows, the key-value pair is saved in the registry. The default registry folders for environment variables are: user-specific variables: HKEY_CURRENT_USEREnvironment system-wide variables: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlSession ManagerEnvironment Using the reg command allows you to review and unset environment variables directly in the registry. Note: The reg command works the same in the Command Prompt and Windows PowerShell. Use the following command to list all user-specific environment variables: reg query HKEY_CURRENT_USEREnvironment List all the system environment variables with: reg query "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlSession ManagerEnvironment" If you want to list a specific variable, use: reg query HKEY_CURRENT_USEREnvironment /v [variable_name] or reg query "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlSession ManagerEnvironment" /v [variable_name] Where: /v: Declares the intent to list a specific variable. [variable_name]: The name of the environment variable you want to list. Use the following command to unset an environment variable in the registry: reg delete HKEY_CURRENT_USEREnvironment /v [variable_name] /f or reg delete "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlSession ManagerEnvironment" /v [variable_name] /f Note: The /f parameter is used to confirm the reg delete command. Without it, entering the command triggers the Delete the registry value EXAMPLE (Yes/No)? prompt. Run the setx command again to propagate the environment variables and confirm the changes to the registry. Note: If you don't have any other variables to add with the setx command, set a throwaway variable. For example: setx [variable_name] trash Conclusion After following this guide, you should know how to set user-specific and system-wide environment variables in Windows 10. Looking for this tutorial for a different OS? Check out our guides on How to Set Environment Variables in Linux and How to Set Environment Variables in MacOS. If you are not a Windows power user, chances are that you have not heard about Windows environment variables, a set of dynamic variables that can be changed at any time.Update: While this article was written for Windows 8, it also works for Windows 10.The main purpose of environment variables is to cope with the changes in each new version of the Operating System. There are two types of environment variables in Windows.System VariablesUser VariablesSystem variables are used for global variables meaning that changing the system variables will affect all the users of the computer. User variables only affect the user who is currently logged in.Why are environment variables important?Let's take a simple example to understand why environment variables are important. If you have used previous versions of Windows like Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7, you should know that Microsoft keeps on changing names and paths of important folders (which are important for running some third party software which make use of these folders).For example, in Windows XP and earlier, the user profiles were kept in C:Documents and Settings but from Windows Vista onwards, the user profiles reside in C:Users folder.Similarly, talking about third party software, the programs written in Java programming language need the path of the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in order to run. The path of the latest JRE is stored in an environment variable which can be changed when a new version of Java is installed.The default folder where Windows is installed is C:Windows but you can change this folder path to another folder in the Windows environment variables to make sure you boot from the correct installation.Managing and editing environment variables manuallyThere are times when the user needs to edit the environment variables. Windows provides an option to edit all the environment variables in one place, including system variables and user variables.If you are using Windows 8, follow the instructions below to open the environment variable editor: In Windows Search, select Settings (Windows Key + W) and search for "Environment variables".You will see two results:Edit environment variables for your accountEdit the system environment variablesBoth options are self-explanatory. You can either select to edit the appropriate environment variables. Upon selection, a new window will open with a list of user variables at the top and system variables at the bottom. Here you can add a new variable with its name and value or edit an existing variable.Let's take an example scenario to understand the concept of environment variables further. I have some programs that I want to run from the Run menu directly without giving their paths first. This will be a lot easier for me. I also should be able to call the programs or files by their "nicknames".Create a folder "E:tech" and open the environment variables editor as discussed above. Under the system environment variables, edit the Path variable. In order to add the folder path, append the folder path at the end of the value. The value that should be appended is ;Etech. The semicolon is important to differentiate between multiple paths.Now you will be able to put any executable, shortcut or any other file in the specified folder and then run the executable directly by its name without entering the path first. For example, I have put tech.exe in the folder which I will be able to run by going to Run ?> tech.Managing environment variables using third-party softwareIf anything goes wrong with any important environment variable (like the Path variable which we discussed), some Windows tasks will be affected and you will not be able to use the Operating System normally. Therefore it is always advisable to edit or remove the environment variables with great care. We will discuss some third party software to manage and back up environment variables.Rapid Environment EditorRapid Environment Editor (REE) provides a very userfriendly way of editing environment variables. It lists the system variables in the left pane and the user variables in the right pane, while the bottom pane will give details about the selected variable.The best thing about REE is that it will also highlight a variable if its value has some errors. You can also back up the environment variable configuration from the file menu. Rapid Environment Editor comes with an installable program as well as a portable one. If you are using the portable REE in Windows 7 or Windows 8, you will need to run the executable in the administrative mode so that it can make changes to the system configuration.Rapid Environment EditorPathManPathMan is a very simple portable program which will only edit the PATH environment variable. Since PATH is the variable which needs to be edited frequently, PathMan can come in handy for editing Path environment variable directly from the USB drive.PathManEveditorEveditor comes with an elegant and very user-friendly graphical user interface which resembles the look and feel of Windows Explorer. You can choose from a user variable or system variable from the pane on the left. The selection will be displayed on the right-hand pane. The details of the selected environment variable will be displayed in the bottom pane.You can edit the selected variable, and upon clicking the "Set" button, the variable will be saved. Please note that you will need to run Eveditor with administrative privileges in order to save the environment variables successfully.EveditorConclusionOn our end, it is always recommended to back up before you make changes to your system. You can either back up the Windows environment variable configuration using Rapid Environment Editor or the complete Windows configuration using Windows 8 File History Tool.If you ever want to edit the environment variables, the use of third-party software will make it easier for you to manage and revert the values. For what purposes do you edit environment variables? Tell us some interesting uses.Also Read:User vs. System Environment Variables: Do User Variables Override System VariablesHow To Create Custom Environment Variables in Windows 10Add "Add to Path" to context menu4 Ways To Open Command Prompt Window in a Folder In Windows 10Change Default Installation Folder in Windows 10 In older windows systems you had to navigate to Advanced System Settings in Control Panel to view, edit or add environmental variables.Windows XP - Right-click My Computer, and then click Properties Advanced Environment variables Choose New, Edit or Delete.Windows 7 - Click on Start Computer Properties Advanced System Settings Environment variables Choose New, Edit or Delete.In Windows 8 and 10, you can navigate to Advanced System Settings in a similar way.Windows 8 - Right click on bottom left corner to get Power User Task Menu Select System Advanced System Settings Environment variables Choose New, Edit or Delete.Windows 10 - Right click on Start Menu to get Power User Task Menu Select System Advanced System Settings Environment variables Choose New, Edit or Delete. However, in Windows 10 you can directly get to the Environment Variables window using Search the web and Windows box next to the Start menu. Type environment variables in Windows Search box which gives you two options in search results:Edit the system environment variablesEdit environment variables for your account.Choose either option and you can add, edit or delete environment variables like PATH.Set environment variables from command promptYou can set environment variables from Windows Command Prompt using the set or setx command. The set command only sets the environment variable for the current session. The setx command sets it permanently, but not for the current session. If you want to set it for current as well as future sessions, use both setx and set. For example, you can set the PATH environment variable permanently (current and future sessions) as below: C:\>setx PATH "C:\myfolder;%PATH%" SUCCESS: Specified value was saved. C:\>set PATH=C:\myfolder;%PATH% To view the current path, run: C:\>echo %PATH% Note:By default setx sets the variable in the local environment (Under HKEY_Current_User Registry key). If you want to set the system variable (Under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE registry key), use the flag /m. Start the command prompt as administrator on Windows 10, right click on Start menu and select Command Prompt(Admin). C:\>setx /m PATH "C:\myfolder;%PATH%" SUCCESS: Specified value was saved. The maximum value allowed for a enviroment variable is 1024 characters. So if your variable is long and you try to append to it with setx, you may get a truncated result. C:\>setx PATH "C:\myfolder;%PATH%" WARNING: The data being saved is truncated to 1024 characters. SUCCESS: Specified value was saved. Set environment variable by Registry editIf your PATH variable is too long, then the best method would be to edit the registry.For user environment variables, change the key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Environment. For System Environment variables change HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\EnvironmentAdd, Edit or Delete the environment variable you want to change, then reboot to activate the changes.

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