how do I permanently set a system variable ([System.Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable) in windows 11?

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Please specify the scope when setting the variable:

Saving environment variables with SetEnvironmentVariable

On Windows, you can specify a scope for the SetEnvironmentVariable method as the third parameter to set the environment variable in that scope. The machine and user scopes both persist outside of the current process, allowing you to save a new or changed environment variable.

[System.Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable('ResourceGroup','AZ_Resource_Group', 'Machine')

[System.Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable('ResourceGroup','AZ_Resource_Group', 'User')