How To Edit System Environment Variables For A User In Windows 10

Windows 10 and Windows 8 Search and select System (Control Panel). Click on the Advanced system settings link and then click Environment Variables. Under the section System Variables, select the environment variable you want to edit, and click Edit.

1. How do I set an environment variable for another user?
2. How do I open an environment variable to edit?
3. How do I change a user variable?
4. Why can't I edit my system variables?
5. How do I set environment variables in registry?
6. How do I set environment variables without administrator in Windows 10?

How do I set an environment variable for another user?

To do this, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, type Accounts in the Start search box, and then click User Accounts under Programs. ...
2. In the User Accounts dialog box, click Change my environment variables under Tasks.
3. Make the changes that you want to the user environment variables for your user account, and then click OK.

How do I open an environment variable to edit?

Windows

1. In Search, search for and then select: System (Control Panel)
2. Click the Advanced system settings link.
3. Click Environment Variables. ...
4. In the Edit System Variable (or New System Variable) window, specify the value of the PATH environment variable. ...
5. Reopen Command prompt window, and run your java code.

How do I change a user variable?

Edit User Environment Variables in Environment Variables

1. Open the Control Panel (icons view), and click/tap on the User Accounts icon.
2. Click/tap on the Change my environment variables link on the left side, and close the User Accounts control panel window if you like. (

Why can't I edit my system variables?

I got around it by opening the System page in Control Panel (Win+X -> Y), going to "Advanced system settings", then clicking "Environment Variables". That properly launches the edit window and it works.

How do I set environment variables in registry?

To programmatically add or modify system environment variables, add them to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment registry key, then broadcast a WM_SETTINGCHANGE message with lParam set to the string "Environment".

How do I set environment variables without administrator in Windows 10?

How to set Path in Windows without admin rights

1. From Start menu open Control Panel.
2. In Control panel Go to User Accounts.
3. In the user Accounts, Click on “Change my environment variables”
4. A Environment Variables dialog will get opened. You can add/edit/delete your environment variables and Path in the highlighted section.