Create Windows Environment Variables with PowerShell

How to Setup a Environmental Variables

1. Run PowerShell as an administrator

2. Enter the following command:[System.Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("Your_Environment_Variable_Here", "your_value_here", "User")

   • Replace 'Your_Environment_Variable_Here' with the appropriate variable name
     e.g.; CONNECTED_ACU_API_PASSWORD, CONNECTED_ACU_API_VENDOR_KEY, CONNECTED_ACU_API_USER_KEY)

   • Replace 'your_value_here' with the respective values for the variable.

 How to Display / Echo the Value of Environmental Variables

You can check if the environment variable was created with the echo command.

      echo $env:Your_Environment_Variable_Here

ChatGPT 3.5 Answer

Creating environment variables and assigning values to them in PowerShell is straightforward. You can use the Set-Item cmdlet to create or modify environment variables. Here's how you can do it:

# Set a new environment variable
$env:MY_VARIABLE = "my_value"

# Alternatively, you can use Set-Item cmdlet
Set-Item -Path "Env:MY_VARIABLE" -Value "my_value"

# To verify that the variable has been set
$env:MY_VARIABLE

Replace "MY_VARIABLE" with the name of your variable and "my_value" with the desired value.

If you want to create a system-wide environment variable, you may need to run PowerShell with administrative privileges.