Window add Java to Path

Question

I used to use My Computer -> Environment variables to set up PATH for Java, but where can I find the same in Windows 8?

score 21 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 08 '13 at 22:00

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Click:

Windows-Key

Type: Control Panel

In the control panel search box, enter:

path

Select

Edit environment variables for your account

or

Edit the system environment variables

as needed.

The environment variable dialog itself is very similar to the one under previous versions of Windows.

answered Jan 08 '13 at 22:00

Eric J.

this id good... any way to do this from the command prompt? I want to create a batch file to do this. Thanks! – frenetix Oct 23 '13 at 12:06
@frenetix: Yes see http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3803581/setting-a-system-environment-variable-from-a-windows-batch-file – Eric J. Oct 23 '13 at 17:52

score 4 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 07 '14 at 08:33

Set Environment variable using Command Prompt in easy two steps:

Example of windows SET command:

Step 1. Print the PATH environment variable

C:\>echo %PATH%
C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;C:\Program Files\nodejs\;

Step 2. Add one variable to path ( For example : Java SDK )

// => Path for JDK 8 - C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_11\bin
C:\>set PATH=%PATH%;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_11\bin

Verify the Change

C:\>echo %PATH%
C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;C:\Program Files\nodejs\;
C:\ProgramFiles\Java\jdk1.8.0_11\bin

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