Setting the PATH variable allows you to launch programs via CLI from anywhere on your system. Here's how to set the PATH variable in Windows and make the most of it.

How to set JAVA_HOME at the command line For those who prefer to use the command line, you can easily set JAVA_HOME on Windows with any terminal window, be it PowerShell, the Command Prompt or even ...

You can add a new User Variable, System Variable, edit a Variable, etc. Learn how to use Environment Variable Editor in PowerToys in Windows 11.

This environment variable lives on in Windows 10 as a way to tell the system where to look when you try to run a command. Normally, the system looks in the Windows folder and its System32 subfolder.