Windows Path Environment variable -- view/edit in Windows

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From cmd.exe, type SET and you'll see the value of all environment variables, including PATH
From cmd.exe, type %PATH% and you'll see the value of PATH
From Powershell, Set-Location Env:, to visit the ps-drive containing all environment variables, and dir path to see the path variable.
From Powershell, $Env:Path
From Powershell, to list each directory in the path:
```
$env:path | % { $_ -split ";" }
```
From Windows, method 1
- Press [Windows][Break] -- this brings up Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\System - then Find environment variables in System Properties
From Windows, method 2 ex
- [Windows][R] to bring up the run dialog and type sysdm.cpl - then Find environment variables in System Properties
From Windows, method 3
- [Windows][R] to bring up the run dialog and type rundll32 sysdm.cpl,EditEnvironmentVariables
  - You are already in the environment variables dialog!

Find environment variables in System Properties

Click "Advanced System settings" (you'll need to enter Admin password or elevate) and you'll get to "System Properties"
- Advanced tab: click "Environment Variables..."
  - There you have "user variables for current user" and "System variables"
  - Note that those in the "user variables" section also exist in the System variables -- so think carefully about which one you mean.

[System.Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable('NAME_OF_VARIABLE', 'value goes here', [System.EnvironmentVariableTarget]::User)