Windows 10: `where` command is broken and missing from environment variables

Discus and support `where` command is broken and missing from environment variables in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; I tried to run `where` command in the command prompt, then I got this error:```C:\Users\galih>where 'where' is not recognized as an internal or... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by Galih Priambodo, Jun 8, 2024.

  1. GALIH PRIAMBODO
    Galih Priambodo Win User

    `where` command is broken and missing from environment variables


    I tried to run `where` command in the command prompt, then I got this error:```C:\Users\galih>where 'where' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.```What I know when this happens is the command is missing from the environment variables, so I added the directory `%SystemRoot%\system32` manually to the system `path`. After that, `where` is recognized, but it seems to be broken, because when I try to search for other files in the environment variables, it can't find them.```C:\Users\galih>where npm INFO: Could not find files for the given patte

    :)
     
    Galih Priambodo, Jun 8, 2024
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  2. 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 8, 2024
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  3. 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 8, 2024
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  4. KAPIL ARYA MVP
    Kapil Arya MVP Win User

    `where` command is broken and missing from environment variables

    Kapil Arya MVP, Jun 8, 2024
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