diff --git a/bin/install.cmd b/bin/install.cmd
index e5183a78b97dc1ad26762f89191f1c6bb6f30fec..ace0f2c0a61804a81350f55e79c72514304d106c 100644
--- a/bin/install.cmd
+++ b/bin/install.cmd
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 @echo off
 set /P NVM_PATH="Enter the absolute path where the zip file is extracted/copied to: "
-setx /M NVM_HOME "%NVM_PATH%"
-setx /M NVM_SYMLINK "C:\Program Files\nodejs"
+set NVM_HOME=%NVM_PATH%
+set NVM_SYMLINK=C:\Program Files\nodejs
+setx /M NVM_HOME "%NVM_HOME%"
+setx /M NVM_SYMLINK "%NVM_SYMLINK%"
 setx /M PATH "%PATH%;%NVM_HOME%;%NVM_SYMLINK%"
 
 if exist "%SYSTEMDRIVE%\Program Files (x86)\" (