Time for action – editing PATH on Windows

Perform the following steps to edit the PATH variable on Windows:

1. To edit the PATH variable on Windows, right-click on Computer and select Properties. In the left panel of the Properties window, select Advanced system settings and click on Environment Variables….

   

2. In the new window, in the topmost table labeled User variables, look for a variable called Path or PATH. If it exists, click on Edit… and add the following code to the end. If it doesn't exist, click on New… and create a variable called Path with the following code in it, but omit the preliminary semicolon:

   C:/Development/adt-bundle-windows-x86-64/sdk/tools;
   C:/Development/adt-bundle-windows-x86_64/sdk/platform-tools

3. Accept the changes and exit the Environment Variables window. To prepare for the next step, open the Android SDK manager by navigating to C:\Development\adt-bundle-windows-x86_64 and running SDK Manager.exe.

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