Actually we can set variable at three scopes:
- Shell
- User
- System (Machine) or Global
SET : Create or Update the current shell scope for temporary.
C:\Users\977246>set /?
Displays, sets, or removes cmd.exe environment variables.
SET [variable=[string]]
variable Specifies the environment-variable name.
string Specifies a series of characters to assign to the variable.
Type SET without parameters to display the current environment variables.
SETX : Create or Update the current user environment variables for permanent.
C:\Users\977246>setx /?
SetX has three ways of working:
Syntax 1:
SETX [/S system [/U [domain\]user [/P [password]]]] var value [/M]
Syntax 2:
SETX [/S system [/U [domain\]user [/P [password]]]] var /K regpath [/M]
Syntax 3:
SETX [/S system [/U [domain\]user [/P [password]]]]
/F file {var {/A x,y | /R x,y string}[/M] | /X} [/D delimiters]
Description:
Creates or modifies environment variables in the user or system
environment. Can set variables based on arguments, regkeys or
file input.
To remove the variable set value to empty string as follows
Example: setx path ""
In GUI User and System environment variables.
