Setting Windows PowerShell environment variables

Question

I have found out that setting the PATH environment variable affects only the old command prompt. PowerShell seems to have different environment settings. How do I change the

Answer 1

Within PowerShell, one can navigate to the environment variable directory by typing:

Set-Location Env:

This will bring you to the Env:> directory. From within this directory:

To see all environment variables, type:

Env:\> Get-ChildItem

To see a specific environment variable, type:

Env:\> $Env:, e.g. $Env:Path

To set an environment variable, type:

Env:\> $Env: = "", e.g. $Env:Path="C:\Users\"

To remove an environment variable, type:

Env:\> remove-item Env:, e.g. remove-item Env:SECRET_KEY

More information is in About Environment Variables.