> From: Raymond Zeitler <rzeit...@phonon.com> > Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2014 17:36:53 +0000 > Cc: Nikolay Kudryavtsev <nikolay.kudryavt...@gmail.com> > > Nikolay, I use a VBS script to alter the PATH in the global system > environment. It's based on this thread in the Windows Script Host Usenet: > http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.scripting.wsh/browse_thread/thread/f88098309ad51cec/9da1b95fdadecdb3?q=modify+OR+set+system+path#9da1b95fdadecdb3
One can use the setx command for the same purpose. > So when I need to permanently add a directory to the path (even from within a > batch file), I call my script. And I do not need to restart Windows. The > effect is the same as using the GUI through Computer | Properties | Advanced > Settings, etc. There should be no need to restart Windows to get the PATH updated in future programs.
