Windows 10: Environment Variables

Discus and support Environment Variables in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; I am unable to add USER Variable in windows environment variable setting. Not asking for Path variables in system variables. Help will be appreciated.... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by AmnVats, Jun 23, 2020.

  1. AMNVATS
    AmnVats Win User

    Environment Variables


    I am unable to add USER Variable in windows environment variable setting. Not asking for Path variables in system variables. Help will be appreciated. Thanks

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    AmnVats, Jun 23, 2020
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  2. MCK
    mck Win User

    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?
     
    mck, Jun 23, 2020
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  3. STRAIGHTWORLD
    StraightWorld Win User
    Searching environment variable in list

    I'm using a command that gives me a list of environment variables. When searching in the list, I want to find all environment variables with the word
    EXTERNAL; using the following command all that is occurring is all the environment variables are being listed instead of those environment variables with the word
    EXTERNAL ?

    findstr /c "EXTERNAL"
     
    StraightWorld, Jun 23, 2020
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  4. BREE
    Bree Win User

    Environment Variables

    System environment variable won't stick

    Yes, there's an OK button for each step.


    Environment Variables [​IMG]
     
    Bree, Jun 23, 2020
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