Windows 10 – Setting up environment variables – Adding / updating / deleting

fig : Windows 10 - Control Panel >> System and Security >> System >> Advanced system settings >> Environment Variables >> New / Edit / Delete
fig : Windows 10 - Control Panel >> System and Security >> System >> Advanced system settings >> Environment Variables >> New / Edit / Delete

Hi All,

Greetings for the day!!! Today something I learn so sharing . SHARING IS CARING 🙂

I need to update the PATH environment variable on Windows 10 for one of SPFx component. I need to google so captured the details and sharing.

Detailed Steps

STEP 1 – From Control Panel open System as shown in below fig – Control Panel >> System and Security >> System

fig : Windows 10 - Control Panel >> System and Security >> System
fig : Windows 10 – Control Panel >> System and Security >> System

STEP 2 – From “System” , from left pane click on “Advanced system settings” as shown in below fig – Control Panel >> System and Security >> System >> Advanced system settings

fig : Windows 10 - Control Panel >> System and Security >> System >> Advanced system settings
fig : Windows 10 – Control Panel >> System and Security >> System >> Advanced system settings

STEP 3 – On click of “Advanced system settings“, “System Properties” dialog will open as shown in below fig – Control Panel >> System and Security >> System >> Advanced system settings >> System Properties

fig : Windows 10 - Control Panel >> System and Security >> System >> Advanced system settings >> Environment Variables
fig : Windows 10 – Control Panel >> System and Security >> System >> Advanced system settings >> Environment Variables

STEP 4

  • From “System Properties” dialog navigate to “Advanced” tab – Control Panel >> System and Security >> System >> Advanced system settings >> System Properties >> Advanced
  • From “Advanced” tab we have “Environment Variables...” button – Control Panel >> System and Security >> System >> Advanced system settings >> System Properties >> Advanced >> Environment Variable
  • On click of “Environment Variables….” button we will have “Environment Variables” dialog as shown
  • On “Environment Variables” we have various options to
    • New..” – to add new environment variables
    • Edit…” – to edit existing environment variables like PATH
    • Delete” – to delete existing environment variables

fig : Windows 10 - Control Panel >> System and Security >> System >> Advanced system settings >> Environment Variables >> New / Edit / Delete
fig : Windows 10 – Control Panel >> System and Security >> System >> Advanced system settings >> Environment Variables >> New / Edit / Delete

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  1. July 1, 2023

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