Broadcast WM_SETTINGCHANGE on change of path (microsoft#3751)

* Broadcast WM_SETTINGCHANGE on change of path * Spelling * Update src/AppInstallerCommonCore/PathVariable.cpp Co-authored-by: yao-msft <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: yao-msft <[email protected]>
JohnMcPMS · Nov 7, 2023 · 152c8fc · 152c8fc
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diff --git a/.github/actions/spelling/expect.txt b/.github/actions/spelling/expect.txt
@@ -417,6 +417,7 @@ seof
 servercert
 servercertificate
 setmetadatabymanifestid
+SETTINGCHANGE
 SETTINGMAPPING
 SHCONTF
 SHGDN

diff --git a/src/AppInstallerCommonCore/PathVariable.cpp b/src/AppInstallerCommonCore/PathVariable.cpp
@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@ namespace AppInstaller::Registry::Environment
 
         std::wstring pathName = std::wstring{ s_PathName };
         m_key.SetValue(pathName, ConvertToUTF16(value), REG_EXPAND_SZ);
+        SendNotifyMessageW(HWND_BROADCAST, WM_SETTINGCHANGE, 0, (LPARAM)TEXT("Environment"));
+
     }
 
     bool RefreshPathVariableForCurrentProcess()