How to add a program path to the PATH environment variable?

Steps to add a path to the PATH environment variable:

1. Right-click on the Start menu and select System;
2. Click on System Information (or About in some versions);
3. Select Advanced system settings;
4. In the System Properties window, go to the Advanced tab and click Environment Variables;
5. Under System variables, scroll down and select the Path variable;
6. Click the Edit button below the list;
7. In the Edit Environment Variable window, click New;
8. Enter the full path to the program or directory you want to add;
9. Click OK in each of the open dialog boxes to save the changes and close them.

The new path is now added to the system PATH variable and will be available for use in Command Prompt or PowerShell after restarting the session.