Windows 10: Edit Environment Variable after 20H2 Update?

Now that update 20H2 has eliminated the System control panel what is the "correct" way to get to the dialog box that allows you to edit environment variables?

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Edit - Set Environment Variables

Recently I upgraded my Machine from Win 8 to Win 10, but I encountered many problems like virtual boxes related issues that does not create any problems prior to upgrading to Win 10.My mean concern as of now is I cant edit the system variable even I logged
as the admin of my machine.I would like to add Java Jdk but windows does not allow me to add the path to environment variables.

Is this a bug? Or what are the steps in order to edit environment variables in Windows 10 machine

Ian

 

System environment variable won't stick

Running Win10 Home on an Acer Spin 3, 64bit, i7cpu. I try to add a path to the system environment variables by:

1. Control Panel > System > Advanced system settings > Advanced tab > Environment variables

2. The "Environment Variables" window opens.
3. In the "System Variables" pane I select "Path" and click the EDIT button.
4. A list of the current system paths is displayed.
5. I click the NEW button, browse to the path I want to add which is "C:\Python36-32" and click OK. The path "C:\Python36-32" is added to the list of current system paths.
6. I click OK and am returned to the "Environment Variables" window.
7. I click the "X" at the top right to close the "Environment Variables" window.

Now if I click the "Environment Variables" button again (end of step-1) and repeat steps 2-4, the new path I added in step-5 is gone. IOW, adding a new path won't stick.

What am I doing wrong?

 

Editing Environment Variables

My question is specifically about editing USER environment variables. I know how to access the system's Environment Variables dialog from Advanced System Settings using an account which is a member of the Administrators group. However, Windows 10 doesn't
let me do that from a standard user account. Also, the console command

rundll32 sysdm.cpl,EditEnvironmentVariables

doesn't work in Build 10565 for either administrator or standard accounts. Meaning, nothing happens. The Environment Variables dialog doesn't appear. Is this a known problem in this build? Is this a problem of my own making?