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(#3829) Enhance RefreshEnv.cmd to capture volatile variables #3830

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(#3829) Enhance RefreshEnv.cmd to capture volatile variables
revoconner Dec 18, 2025
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Merge branch 'develop' into fix-refresh-volatile
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14 changes: 12 additions & 2 deletions src/chocolatey.resources/redirects/RefreshEnv.cmd
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Expand Up @@ -130,19 +130,29 @@ REM Get a list of environment variables from registry
del /f /q "%TEMP%\_envset.tmp" 2>nul
del /f /q "%TEMP%\_envget.tmp" 2>nul

REM capture user / architecture
REM capture user / architecture / volatile variables
SET "OriginalUserName=%USERNAME%"
SET "OriginalArchitecture=%PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE%"
SET "OriginalAppData=%APPDATA%"
SET "OriginalLocalAppData=%LOCALAPPDATA%"
SET "OriginalUserProfile=%USERPROFILE%"
SET "OriginalHomeDrive=%HOMEDRIVE%"
SET "OriginalHomePath=%HOMEPATH%"

REM Set these variables
call "%TEMP%\_env.cmd"

REM Cleanup
del /f /q "%TEMP%\_env.cmd" 2>nul

REM reset user / architecture
REM reset user / architecture / volatile variables
SET "USERNAME=%OriginalUserName%"
SET "PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE=%OriginalArchitecture%"
SET "APPDATA=%OriginalAppData%"
SET "LOCALAPPDATA=%OriginalLocalAppData%"
SET "USERPROFILE=%OriginalUserProfile%"
SET "HOMEDRIVE=%OriginalHomeDrive%"
SET "HOMEPATH=%OriginalHomePath%"

echo | set /p dummy="Finished."
echo .