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Expand Up @@ -95,6 +95,16 @@ Upgrading to the latest versions can be as easy as:
> set PATH=%PATH%;"C:\tinygo\bin";
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- The above is fine for testing, but to change your PATH in a way that survives reboots, you'll need to use a different method, e.g.

- Click the Start button or press the Windows key.
- In the search bar, type env.
- From the search results, choose the option that says "Edit the system environment variables." This will open the System Properties window.
- In the System Properties window, navigate to the "Advanced" tab and then click the "Environment Variables..." button. This will open the Environment Variables window.
- Select PATH in User Variables and click edit, then add C:\tinygo\bin to the list.
- Click "OK" on all open dialog boxes to save them
- Reboot

- Now you should be able to run the TinyGo command:

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