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Can't appear environment variables editor when edit Path (System environment variable) on Windows 11

I freshly install C/C++ compiler in my new window 11 laptop using MinGW Installer. and when i try add bin folder path to System environment path variable (System Environment Variable > Path) there i can't see Environment Variables Editor instead I found System Variable Editor but my old windows 10 laptop show Environment Variables Editor.

I can't understand what happened. And I don't know how to edit system environment variables using System Variable Editor.

  1. Windows 10 laptop show Edit Environment Variables: Windows 11 laptop show

  2. Windows 11 laptop doesn't show Edit Environment Variables but here show System Variable Editor: enter image description here


I am the new on this platform so please forgive me if I have made any mistakes.

Thank you.
Solution

  • In fact an environment variable is an entire string. Windows 10 just displays multiple values separated by semicolons in a user friendly way. If you want to add a new value, append the value you want at the end of the entire string, and make sure there is a semicolon between the value and the previous one.