Windows 10: Standard users How Do you set Enviroment variables

Windows 10 ver 1909



Hi


I installed Windows 10 Pro three days ago. I was a Windows 7 user.

Because I'm having problems with enviroments variables I have a couple of question about it .


In order to test my App code I often modify PATH and few ambient variables. I'm writing a app with whom I install others two apps.

named app1 and app2. It's just an installer.

I modify by hand the PATH value with "enviroment variable panel" but It doesn't always work.

Infacts cmd.exe doesnt always recognizes the apps1 or app2 after changing the path.


I'm using a standard user account.


When It doesn't work I try to open and close cmd session or restart windows explorer but It doesn't work.

I double checked the folders and they are ok. The problem happens randomly.

Last time I've just open again the enviroment panel , close it and then all of a sudden it worked !!


In summary:

%var1%;%var2%;C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem....etc it's the path

When I do test I change only var1 and var2 value


I wonder if it's better editing the registers and give up the enviroment panel to test my app.

It's very confusing

What should I do ?

Thank all

:)

 

Edit Environment Variables of Standard User Account

In Windows 10, how can I set user-level (not system wide) environment variables for a standard user account? To clarify: I'm not talking about editing system environment variables. Also, just running the System app in Control Panel as admin won't work because
that would set the environment variables for that admin user.

When I go to Control Panel -> User Accounts, then click the "Change my environment variables" link in the left-hand action pane, nothing happens.

If I go to the search box on the task bar and type "environment", then click "Edit environment variables for your account", nothing happens.

Currently I have JAVA_HOME set to an incorrect value in my user account, which is a standard user not an admin. If I edit environment variables as admin, it does not show up in the system environment variables nor in the user environment variables (since
the Administrator account is a different user).

 

no longer able to set User's environment variables in control panel

Hello,

Thank you for posting your concern in Microsoft Community and welcome to the Windows 10 Family.

From the description provided, I understand that you are not able to work on the Environment Variables in Windows 10 after the latest update to build 10586.3.

The path to access the Environment variables in Windows would be:

Control panel -> System -> Advanced System Settings -> Advanced -> Environment variables.

However, if the above is still in place, but however, you still face functionality issue, I would suggest you to rollback to the previous build and check if it helps.

Follow the below steps:

• Click on Start and select Settings and then choose Update & security.
• Then click on ‘Recovery Options’.
• Click on the ‘Get started’ button in the ‘Go back to a previous build of Windows’ option to start the recovery process.

Hope the above information is helpful. If you need further information, feel free to write t us and we would be happy to help you.

Thank you.

 

Edit Environment Variables of Standard User Account

Hi ustulo,

This is a bug in Windows 10. This command-line is supposed to be run when you click
Change my environment variables.

rundll32 sysdm.cpl,EditEnvironmentVariables

But it has no effect whether you run it as Standard user or Administrator.

Look at the other options (Command Prompt / PowerShell) mentioned in these links:

Setx :
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-in/library/cc755104.aspx

Windows 10 Build 10586 Issue w/ User Environment Variables : Windows 10 Build 10586 Issue w/ User Environment Variables

Editing Environment Variables - Microsoft Community : Editing Environment Variables