@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 echo | set /p dummy="Reading environment variables from registry. 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 :: Set these variables call "%TEMP%\_env.cmd" echo | set /p dummy="Done" echo . echo %TESTVARIABLE% Pause