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enum System.EnvironmentVariableTarget

Assembly: System.Runtime

Specifies the location where an environment variable is stored or retrieved in a set or get operation.

Values

Process

The environment variable is stored or retrieved from the environment block associated with the current process.

User

The environment variable is stored or retrieved from the <see langword="HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Environment" /> key in the Windows operating system registry. This value should be used on .NET implementations running on Windows systems only.

Machine

The environment variable is stored or retrieved from the <see langword="HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment" /> key in the Windows operating system registry. This value should be used on .NET implementations running on Windows systems only.