Why is the Powershell Environment PATH different to the System Environment PATH?

Question

I\'m having this weird situation :

My user\'s and system\'s PATH variable is different than the PATH in powershell.

When I do :

PS C:\\$env:path         


        

Answer 1

In my case, I installed an app that incorrectly added itself to the PATH by creating a powershell profile that would override $env:PATH and blow out the existing configuration every time I started powershell.

Check if you have profile at USER\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1 and if it's doing anything fishy like setting $env:PATH.