Environment Variable is too large on Windows 10

Question

I know this is strange and I have spent almost 3 days searching for the solution online without getting a useful one. So I have decided to come here.

I have recentl

Answer 1

In addition to the answer of Swapnil, note that you can modify the maximum length of the Path variable - which is otherwise limited to 2048 characters (while a single path has an historical limit of 206 characters). In Windows 10, you achieve this by setting the LongPathsEnabled registry key to 1, which can be found here:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem

To access the registry editor: Windows Key+R, type Regedit.

Source: https://superuser.com/a/1119980

Also take a look at this SuperUser answer: https://superuser.com/a/1119980/327009

Addressing the comment below: the error "Environment variable is too large" is related to the whole variable, not the single path currently being added.