Can I set an environment variable for an application using a shortcut in Windows?

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As explained here: http://www.labs64.com/blog/2012/06/set-environment-variables-in-windows-shortcut/
you can do it without a bat file too.

Set Target to e.g.:

C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /c "SET path=%path%&& START /D ^"C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++^" notepad++.exe"

To avoid see the command prompt for a split second before it close again, you should set

Run: Minimized

on the Shortcut tab

(Tested on Windows 7, Windows 10)

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