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When I edit the system environment variable PATH (or any other, I imagine) through Control Panel\System and Security\System > Advanced system settings, it doesn't update in CMD, even after restarting CMD or the computer.

I'm on Windows 8.1. I have admin privileges.

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  • This question is related also this is related and here is some helpful information and this might come in handy. Commented Mar 9, 2016 at 19:19
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    Are you running the prompt with elevated privilages? Commented Mar 9, 2016 at 23:35
  • @Burgi Nope. I tried that and it worked. How do I get it to work without "run as admin"? Commented Mar 11, 2016 at 3:20
  • So running as admin solved the problem of you not being able to edit the environment variables, considering the potential for damage why would you NOT want to run it as an admin? Commented Mar 11, 2016 at 11:13
  • @Burgi Huh? What damage are you talking about? Commented Mar 12, 2016 at 9:19

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As pointed out by Burgi, just run as admin.

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