Windows 10: 'ping' and 'ipconfig' are not recognized commands, even though the PATH is correct

Discus and support 'ping' and 'ipconfig' are not recognized commands, even though the PATH is correct in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; Every article I have found suggests that the problem is that %systemroot%\system32 is missing from the PATH, but that is not the problem in my case.... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/beleg_tal, Feb 7, 2021.

  1. /U/BELEG_TAL
    /u/beleg_tal Win User

    'ping' and 'ipconfig' are not recognized commands, even though the PATH is correct


    Every article I have found suggests that the problem is that %systemroot%\system32 is missing from the PATH, but that is not the problem in my case.

    C:\Users\belegtal>ping 8.8.8.8 'ping' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. C:\Users\belegtal>c:\windows\system32\ping 8.8.8.8 Pinging 8.8.8.8 with 32 bytes of data: Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=7ms TTL=117 Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=7ms TTL=117 Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=7ms TTL=117 Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=7ms TTL=117 Ping statistics for 8.8.8.8: Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss), Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds: Minimum = 7ms, Maximum = 7ms, Average = 7ms C:\Users\belegtal>echo %path% %SYSTEMROOT%\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\iCLS Client\;C:\Program Files\Intel\iCLS Client\;%SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem;C:\Program Files\Intel\WiFi\bin\;C:\Program Files\Common Files\Intel\WirelessCommon\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Intel(R) Management Engine Components\DAL;C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel(R) Management Engine Components\DAL;C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Intel(R) Management Engine Components\IPT;C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel(R) Management Engine Components\IPT;%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\OpenSSH\;C:\Program Files\PuTTY\;C:\Users\belegtal\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps; C:\Users\belegtal>echo %systemroot% C:\WINDOWS
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    /u/beleg_tal, Feb 7, 2021
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  2. JAY T.
    Jay T. Win User

    Commands ping and ipconfig are not recognized

    1. Go to Properties in My computer → Advanced system settings → Advanced → Environment Variables.
    2. Select 'PATH' from the list of system variables and edit and set PATH to c:\windows\system32;.

    This will solve your problem.

    This answer was taken from howtogeek.com.
     
    Jay T., Feb 7, 2021
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  3. H. PAUWELYN
    H. Pauwelyn Win User
    Commands ping and ipconfig are not recognized

    Why are the commands ipconfig and ping not recognized in the command prompt on my windows 10 PC? How do I recognize this commands? Here you've a screenshot.


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    H. Pauwelyn, Feb 7, 2021
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  4. SAYEDHAMMID
    SayedHammid Win User

    'ping' and 'ipconfig' are not recognized commands, even though the PATH is correct

    All Network Commands ( Like IPCONFIG, PING ) of CMD.


    'ping' and 'ipconfig' are not recognized commands, even though the PATH is correct bc9d0b9e-6bf6-4eba-aabd-85862b2c8568?upload=true.png


    All Network Commands ( Like IPCONFIG, PING ) of CMD doesn't run. All of these are not recognized.
     
    SayedHammid, Feb 7, 2021
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