Environment variables (Windows)

Environment variables in Powershell

Session (temporary) variables

Variables created by set are bound to the current session and not persistent.

$Env:FOO = "example"
$Env:FOO

Persistent variables

• GUI: Windows Settings -> Advanced system settings -> Set Environment Variables.
• Powershell: [Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable('KEY', 'VAL', 'Machine')
• Cmd: SETX KEY VAL