how to get program files x86 env variable?

On a 64-bit machine running in 64-bit mode:

  • echo %programfiles% ==> C:\Program Files
  • echo %programfiles(x86)% ==> C:\Program Files (x86)

On a 64-bit machine running in 32-bit (WOW64) mode:

  • echo %programfiles% ==> C:\Program Files (x86)
  • echo %programfiles(x86)% ==> C:\Program Files (x86)

On a 32-bit machine running in 32-bit mode:

  • echo %programfiles% ==> C:\Program Files
  • echo %programfiles(x86)% ==> %programfiles(x86)%

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