# Another windows utility question...

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 19, 2006, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-windows-utility-question/357447 "2006-05-19T20:02:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![griffin1977](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/977dab/32.png) [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2006, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-windows-utility-question/357447/1 "2006-05-19T20:02:51Z")

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Does anyone know of a GUI utility for editing environment variables (in particular the path) ? Having to screw around with my computer-\>properties-\>advanced-\>environment variables a real pain.

Thanks all

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**Author:** ![rackman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d07c76/32.png) [@rackman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rackman)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2006, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-windows-utility-question/357447/2 "2006-05-19T20:55:15Z")

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I’m not sure there is a utility that does this, but I found [this](http://discuss.fogcreek.com/joelonsoftware3/default.asp?cmd=show&ixPost=95032&ixReplies=17) link that talks about a lot of possible solutions depending on how versed you are in programming and what you are trying to accomplish.

The possibilities range anywhere from keyboard shortcuts to hacking the set environment variable dialog itself.

Good luck!