windows PATH is not refreshed upon restarting vscode

[akbergsn]

Type: Bug

I added yarn to my PATH and I can see it with Windows environment variables. When I restart Code, it does not pick up the changes to PATH. I can confirm the changes are valid on another new CMD prompt and other terminals.

VS Code version: Code 1.77.3 (704ed70, 2023-04-12T09:16:02.548Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.19044
Modes:
Sandboxed: Yes

System Info

Item	Value
CPUs	Intel(R) Xeon(R) E-2174G CPU @ 3.80GHz (8 x 3792)
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Load (avg)	undefined
Memory (System)	31.83GB (17.72GB free)
Process Argv	-n --enable-proposed-api genuitecllc.codetogether --crash-reporter-id a530ab84-034c-46ca-a16b-ca5d73862f81
Screen Reader	no
VM	0%

Extensions (5)

Extension	Author (truncated)	Version
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codetogether	gen	2023.1.1
cpptools	ms-	1.15.4
rust-analyzer	rus	0.3.1498
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[Tyriar]

All VS Code windows share the same environment, you need to close all windows (ie. close the main process) in order to refresh the environment.

/duplicate #47816

[akbergsn]

I did that but the bug report I shared did not have a vscode history. I found that only New Window will load the path. Other ways of opening vscode only restore what was previously used.

[Tyriar]

If you closed them all, the only way an old environment could come is if you're using a "revived terminal" where the history shows up and it re-launches, as that uses the original environment. Still #47816 is what you're after.