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Environment refresh to update environment variables on windows without re-opening console
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@echo off | |
:: | |
:: RefreshEnv.cmd | |
:: | |
:: Batch file to read environment variables from registry and | |
:: set session variables to these values. | |
:: | |
:: With this batch file, there should be no need to reload command | |
:: environment every time you want environment changes to propagate | |
:: | |
:: Original source - https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/blob/master/src/chocolatey.resources/redirects/RefreshEnv.cmd | |
::echo "RefreshEnv.cmd only works from cmd.exe, please install the Chocolatey Profile to take advantage of refreshenv from PowerShell" | |
echo | set /p dummy="Refreshing environment variables from registry for cmd.exe. Please wait..." | |
goto main | |
:: Set one environment variable from registry key | |
:SetFromReg | |
"%WinDir%\System32\Reg" QUERY "%~1" /v "%~2" > "%TEMP%\_envset.tmp" 2>NUL | |
for /f "usebackq skip=2 tokens=2,*" %%A IN ("%TEMP%\_envset.tmp") do ( | |
echo/set "%~3=%%B" | |
) | |
goto :EOF | |
:: Get a list of environment variables from registry | |
:GetRegEnv | |
"%WinDir%\System32\Reg" QUERY "%~1" > "%TEMP%\_envget.tmp" | |
for /f "usebackq skip=2" %%A IN ("%TEMP%\_envget.tmp") do ( | |
if /I not "%%~A"=="Path" ( | |
call :SetFromReg "%~1" "%%~A" "%%~A" | |
) | |
) | |
goto :EOF | |
:main | |
echo/@echo off >"%TEMP%\_env.cmd" | |
:: Slowly generating final file | |
call :GetRegEnv "HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment" >> "%TEMP%\_env.cmd" | |
call :GetRegEnv "HKCU\Environment">>"%TEMP%\_env.cmd" >> "%TEMP%\_env.cmd" | |
:: Special handling for PATH - mix both User and System | |
call :SetFromReg "HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment" Path Path_HKLM >> "%TEMP%\_env.cmd" | |
call :SetFromReg "HKCU\Environment" Path Path_HKCU >> "%TEMP%\_env.cmd" | |
:: Caution: do not insert space-chars before >> redirection sign | |
echo/set "Path=%%Path_HKLM%%;%%Path_HKCU%%" >> "%TEMP%\_env.cmd" | |
:: Cleanup | |
del /f /q "%TEMP%\_envset.tmp" 2>nul | |
del /f /q "%TEMP%\_envget.tmp" 2>nul | |
:: capture user / architecture | |
SET "OriginalUserName=%USERNAME%" | |
SET "OriginalArchitecture=%PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE%" | |
:: Set these variables | |
call "%TEMP%\_env.cmd" | |
:: Cleanup | |
del /f /q "%TEMP%\_env.cmd" 2>nul | |
:: reset user / architecture | |
SET "USERNAME=%OriginalUserName%" | |
SET "PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE=%OriginalArchitecture%" | |
echo | set /p dummy="Finished." | |
echo . |
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