
So we are listing them separately for Windows XP and other Windows versions. Most of these environment variables are same for older Windows versions such as Windows XP and newer Windows versions such as Windows Vista or later but some are different.

So today we are going to list some important and frequently used system-defined environment variables in this article which will help you in better understanding them. Many people don’t know about them and get confused how to access the mentioned path. We here at AskVG frequently use environment variables references in our tutorials like %windir%\Resources, %programfiles%\Internet Explorer, etc. Environment variables work like placeholder or alias for drives, file/folder names and various paths in Windows operating system.
