In Explorer, when trying to edit the PATH
environment variable on Windows 10 via Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\System
» Advanced » Environment Variables, PATH
is represented by a single row:
-
Screenshot:%JAVA_HOME%\bin;%SPARK_HOME%\bin;%SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem;%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\OpenSSH\;C:\Program Files\TortoiseGit\bin;C:\Program Files (x86)\PuTTY\;C:\Program Files\Intel\WiFi\bin\;C:\Program Files\Common Files\Intel\WirelessCommon\;C:\Program Files\Git\cmd;C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Intel(R) Management Engine Components\DAL;C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel(R) Management Engine Components\DAL;%HADOOP_HOME%;
Usually, the GUI of the variable, represented by multiple rows, is shown:
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How do I access the GUI multi-row table for the PATH
environment variable as shown above?
PATH
: the OS entries should be first, with any additions added to the bottom ofPATH
in the GUI or at the end ofPATH
if as a single line (the UserPATH
can have entries anywhere). It's likely there's a Registry setting for showing thePATH
GUI, however you may as well rule out system file corruption by executing the following in an Admin terminal, in the order listed:Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup
→Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth
→ Reboot →SFC /ScanNow
→ Reboot → Test if issue still exists.