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Contribution: Alternative method of adding adb in PATH in Windows #292

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#. Click on :guilabel:`OK` and exit all of the windows.
#. Verify that you have made the change by closing all :program:`PowerShell` or :program:`cmd` windows and open a new one (so it picks up the change), and type

.. Outreachy 2024 Starter Contribution Guide
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I am not sure we want to have documentation that is specific to Outreachy and 2024.

.. Alternative way of adding adb in your Windows PATH
Alternatively, if you have installed Android Studio on your local computer, it is pre-installed with the platform tools, therefore you are required to add it to your path. You can do using the following steps:
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First sentence here a bit long and confusing, second "You can do" missing "so"

#. Click on the Search bar on the task bar and type :guilabel:`Edit environmental variables for your account`.
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Not clear what the task bar/search bar is.

#. Click on Environment Variables option.
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Can you share screen shots for this? That would make it clearer.

#. Select the Path variable in the User Variables section, then select Edit.
#. In the Edit environment variables window, select New and add this path to the new field: :file:`%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Android\sdk\platform-tools`.
#. Click on :guilabel:`OK` and exit all of the windows.
#. Close all of the command line windows (if any are open).

.. code-block:: console

$ adb version
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