How to change environment variables to set up a VST plugin path

[cemster]

Hello,

Bu default Windows sets the destination folder as 'Steinberg'... I need to change that to 'VST Folder'...

My previous Windows 10 (pre 2016) had a registry tweak for it. But my new Windows 1809 system didn't have any Hkey for VST, so I made one from previous experience in here:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VirtualStore\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\VST

But it didn't do the trick. I can't seem to find any string that contains 'Steinberg'. So I have no idea how the Steinberg path is keep being the designated path for VST installs...

Any help would be appreciated...

cheers

[EvilDragon]

The proper registry path is:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\VST, then a string value (REG_SZ) called VSTPluginsPath with your wanted plugini path. This is for 64-bit plugins.

For 32-bit:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\VST, same REG_SZ etc.

Note that some plugin installers are simply deaf to this and they will do their own thing anyways, so be mindful when you're installing new ones and always double-check the path.

[cemster]

Thank you... But unfortunately in my Win 10, that path doesn't exist...
Windows 1809

[cemster]

Which by the way I created that path and specified the VST path to my liking, but it did nothing to please me...

Obviously I can get around the problem. But I like to be able to install the damm thing where I want to not what where Windows wants to... And I'd like to do that with efficiency.

[cemster]

Here is the answer I received elsewhere and it worked...

1. Create a new key named "VST" in the folder "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE" MainMenu > "Edit" > "New" > "Key"
2. In the new key "VST", create a new String Value named "VSTPluginsPath" MainMenu > "Edit" > "New" > "String Value"
3. Enter your VST path ... press ENTER on "VSTPluginsPath"


Thank you all

[Googly Smythe]

I wish people would get the jargon right. This is a question about registry keys, not environment variables. Like that other thread that asked about normalisation and every comment was about gain-staging. No wonder people are confused.

[EvilDragon]

Here is the answer I received elsewhere and it worked...

1. Create a new key named "VST" in the folder "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE" MainMenu > "Edit" > "New" > "Key"
2. In the new key "VST", create a new String Value named "VSTPluginsPath" MainMenu > "Edit" > "New" > "String Value"
3. Enter your VST path ... press ENTER on "VSTPluginsPath"

This is EXACTLY the same thing that I said in my post...