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Add psql to your PATH variable

Using Windows Explorer, locate the executable for psql. This file should be located in the bin/ folder within the directory you specified when installing PostgreSQL. Copy the path to the file psql.exe.

Next, add this path to the PATH variable.

  1. In the Control Panel, select System > About and click Advanced system settings (or search "edit the system environment variables" in the Windows Menu).
  2. Click Environment Variables.
  3. Under System Variables, double-click the Variable "Path" (or select and click Edit).
  4. In the Edit environment variable dialog box, click New.
  5. Paste the path into the dialog box.
  6. Click Ok and then Ok again.