{"version":"2.1.285","anchor":"windows-env-passthrough-list-extended","canonical_anchor":"windows-env-passthrough-list-extended","heading":"More Windows environment variables are passed through","tier":"notice","area":"Windows","url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.285\/e\/windows-env-passthrough-list-extended","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.285","markdown":"### More Windows environment variables are passed through\n\nClaude Code now passes more Windows environment variables through, including ALLUSERSPROFILE, SYSTEMDRIVE and the COMMONPROGRAMFILES ones\n\n**Unclear.** Which pass-through list this is, and so which programs receive these variables, is not stated.\n\n**What**\n\nEnvironment variables are named values Windows provides to programs, such as where system folders live. Claude Code keeps a list of Windows variables it passes through, and that list now also includes:\n\n- `ALLUSERSPROFILE`\n\n- `SYSTEMDRIVE`\n\n- `COMMONPROGRAMFILES`\n\n- `COMMONPROGRAMFILES(X86)`\n\n- `COMMONPROGRAMW6432`\n\n**Why**\n\nPrograms Claude Code starts on Windows that need these variables should now work instead of failing to find them.\n\n- Area: Windows\n- Tier: You'll notice\n- Useful: 1\/5\n- Signal: 1\/5"}