Linux and UNIX, as opposed to Windows, we are more likely to have experience with environment variables. Here we will discuss how to set environment variables in Linux using the bash shell.

Environment variables are not often seen directly when using Windows. However there are cases, especially when using the command line, that setting and updating environment variables is a necessity. In this series we talk about the various approaches we can take to set them. In this article we look at how to interface with environment variables using the Command Prompt and Windows PowerShell. We also note where in the registry the environment variables are set, if you needed to access them in such a fashion.

Environment variables are not often seen directly when using Windows. However there are cases, especially when using the command line, that setting and updating environment variables is a necessity. In this series we will talk about the various approaches we can take to set them. In this post we use the System control panel to interface with the environment variables.

Environment variables are not often seen directly when using Windows. However there are cases, especially when using the command line, that setting and updating environment variables is a necessity. In this series we will talk about the various approaches we can take to set them. In this post we use the System control panel to interface with the environment variables.

There are three ways of setting environment variables in Windows. You can do it in the GUI, through the System Control Panel; you can do it on the command line; or you can do it in the registry.

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There are times that you want to perform an administrative action from the command line. Unfortunately, unlike with the GUI, it will not present the User Access Control dialog; it will instead fail due to insufficient privileges. Here we will talk about how to open an administrative command prompt, to allow you do to those actions that a normal command prompt is not allowed to do.