KNOWN ISSUE: Environmental variables captured into a layer are not available when captured into layer

Products

• Workspace Virtualization (formerly SVS)

Issue/Introduction

When a program that makes changes to the Windows environmental variable (such as PATH) is captured into a layer, the changes are not available when the layer is activated.

Cause

Windows loads these variables at start up before the layer is activated; therefore, the value for these variables will be whatever is in the base.

Resolution

Workaround: Modify the value of the environmental variable in the base. See also article 27466.

Applies To
Software Virtualization Solution 2.0