set environment variable powershell code example

Example 1: powershell set environment variable

# Windows PowerShell
PS C:\> $env:VAR_NAME="VALUE"

Example 2: powershell print environment variables

#pws
$Env:path
Get-ChildItem env

Example 3: how to get environment variables in powershell

#Windows Powershell
cd Env:
Get-ChildItem

Example 4: set variable in powershell

Set-Variable -Name "desc" -Value "A description"
Get-Variable -Name "desc"

Name                           Value
----                           -----
desc                           A description

Example 5: powershell environment variables set

$Env:<variable-name> = "<new-value>"