C# Signature:

[DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError=true)]
static extern bool SetEnvironmentVariable(string lpName, string lpValue);

VB Signature:

<System.Runtime.InteropServices.DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError:=True)> _
friend shared function SetEnvironmentVariable(lpName as String, lpValue as String) as boolean
end function

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Alternative Managed API:

.NET FrameWork 2.0: Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable (String, String)

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