How can I find and set the system PATH using PowerShell

Asked Jun 20 '17 at 20:57

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Why does the registry provider not show any entries for the environment? I am using "Run as Administrator". No items are returned from Get-ChildItem. What am I missing?

PS C:\src\t> ([Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal] [Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole] “Administrator”)
True
PS C:\src\t> Set-Location 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment\'
PS HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment\> Get-ChildItem
PS HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment\>

asked Jun 20 '17 at 20:57

lit

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Try `Get-ItemProperty`. – Bill_Stewart Jun 20 '17 at 21:04
Ok. I see it. `Path` is a property of `Environment`. It would just seem logical that the provider would present `Path` as a child item of `Environment`. – lit Jun 20 '17 at 21:09
`(Get-ItemProperty .).Path` – lit Jun 20 '17 at 21:15
Use `GCI Env:` for all of your environment variables (including path) – Maximilian Burszley Jun 20 '17 at 22:14

How can I find and set the system PATH using PowerShell

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