Public/Set-PSUUserEnvironmentVariable.ps1
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.SYNOPSIS Sets or updates a user environment variable. .DESCRIPTION Sets a user environment variable both for the current session and persistently for the user. .PARAMETER Name The name of the environment variable. .PARAMETER Value The value to set for the environment variable. .EXAMPLE Set-PSUUserEnvironmentVariable -Name "MyVar" -Value "MyValue" .NOTES Author: Lakshmanachari Panuganti File Creation Date: 2025-06-27 #> function Set-PSUUserEnvironmentVariable { [CmdletBinding()] param ( [Parameter(Mandatory)] [string]$Name, [Parameter(Mandatory)] [string]$Value ) try { # Set at user scope (persists across sessions) [System.Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable($Name, $Value, "User") # Set in current session Set-Item -Path "Env:\$Name" -Value $Value } catch { $PSCmdlet.ThrowTerminatingError($_) } } |