Remove-DuplicatesFromPathVariables.ps1
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.VERSION 0.0.1 .GUID 559c7b37-91f7-4c75-9db2-a809d2460987 .AUTHOR asherto .COMPANYNAME asheroto .TAGS PowerShell Windows remove duplicate path variable variables .PROJECTURI https://gist.github.com/asheroto/fa216475272e58837b06c4be61088530 .RELEASENOTES [Version 0.1] - Initial Release #> <# .SYNOPSIS This PowerShell script will check the system PATH variable and the user PATH variable for duplicates and then remove any duplicates found. .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script will check the system PATH variable and the user PATH variable for duplicates and then remove any duplicates found. .EXAMPLE Remove-DuplicatesFromPathVariables.ps1 .NOTES Version : 0.0.1 Created by : asheroto .LINK Project Site: https://gist.github.com/asheroto/fa216475272e58837b06c4be61088530 #> Clear-Host; # Begin Write-Output "⏲️⏲️⏲️ Starting ⏲️⏲️⏲️" Write-Output ("-" * 50) Write-Output "" # System PATH Write-Output "🖥️ Checking System PATH 🖥️" $TempMachinePath = [System.Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("Path", "Machine"); $Dupes = ($TempMachinePath.Split(";") | Group-Object | Where-Object { $_.Count -gt 1 }).Values; if ($Dupes.Count -gt 0) { $Dupes | ForEach-Object { $TempMachinePath = $TempMachinePath.Replace("$_;", ""); $TempMachinePath += "$_;" }; [System.Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("Path", $TempMachinePath, "Machine") } Write-Output @" $("-" * 50) Found duplicates $("-" * 50) $Dupes $("-" * 50) Removing duplicates, result... $("-" * 50) $TempMachinePath "@; # User PATH Write-Output "" Write-Output ("-" * 50) Write-Output "🧑 Checking User PATH 🧑" $TempUserPath = [System.Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("Path", "User"); $Dupes = ($TempUserPath.Split(";") | Group-Object | Where-Object { $_.Count -gt 1 }).Values; if ($Dupes.Count -gt 0) { $Dupes | ForEach-Object { $TempUserPath = $TempUserPath.Replace("$_;", ""); $TempUserPath += "$_;" }; [System.Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("Path", $TempUserPath, "User") } Write-Output @" $("-" * 50) Found duplicates $("-" * 50) $Dupes $("-" * 50) Removing duplicates, result... $("-" * 50) $TempUserPath "@; # Complete Write-Output "" Write-Output ("-" * 50) Write-Output "✔️✔️✔️ Complete ✔️✔️✔️" |