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  1. /U/RICHAARDVARK
    /u/richaardvark Win User

    I messed up an Environment Variable and now this happens when I open cmd.exe :( Can you...

    /u/richaardvark, May 6, 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, May 6, 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, May 6, 2020
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  4. MUHAMMADRAFIA
    MuhammadRafiA Win User

    I messed up an Environment Variable and now this happens when I open cmd.exe :( Can you...

    Environment Variables

    what will happen if i accidentally delete one of those environment variables without realizing it ? and how to fix it ?
     
    MuhammadRafiA, May 6, 2020
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