diff --git a/installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/Core.wxs b/installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/Core.wxs
index d3f992d82e..f7da6162f9 100644
--- a/installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/Core.wxs
+++ b/installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/Core.wxs
@@ -9,6 +9,25 @@
           <RegistryValue Type="string" Name="InstallScope" Value="$(var.InstallScope)" />
         </RegistryKey>
       </Component>
+      <?if $(var.PerUser) = "true" ?>
+      <Component Id="powertoys_env_path_user" Bitness="always64">
+        <!-- Anchor registry for component key path -->
+        <RegistryKey Root="$(var.RegistryScope)" Key="Software\Classes\powertoys\components">
+          <RegistryValue Type="string" Name="powertoys_env_path_user" Value="" KeyPath="yes" />
+        </RegistryKey>
+        <!-- Append install folder to current user's PATH -->
+        <Environment Id="AddPowerToysToUserPath" Name="PATH" Action="set" Part="last" System="no" Value="[INSTALLFOLDER]" />
+      </Component>
+      <?else?>
+      <Component Id="powertoys_env_path_machine" Bitness="always64">
+        <!-- Anchor registry for component key path -->
+        <RegistryKey Root="$(var.RegistryScope)" Key="Software\Classes\powertoys\components">
+          <RegistryValue Type="string" Name="powertoys_env_path_machine" Value="" KeyPath="yes" />
+        </RegistryKey>
+        <!-- Append install folder to machine PATH -->
+        <Environment Id="AddPowerToysToMachinePath" Name="PATH" Action="set" Part="last" System="yes" Value="[INSTALLFOLDER]" />
+      </Component>
+      <?endif?>
       <Component Id="powertoys_toast_clsid" Bitness="always64">
         <RemoveFolder Id="Remove_powertoys_toast_clsid" On="uninstall" />
         <RegistryKey Root="$(var.RegistryScope)" Key="Software\Classes\CLSID\{DD5CACDA-7C2E-4997-A62A-04A597B58F76}">
@@ -109,6 +128,11 @@
       <ComponentRef Id="powertoys_exe" />
       <ComponentRef Id="PowerToysStartMenuShortcut" />
       <ComponentRef Id="powertoys_per_machine_comp" />
+  <?if $(var.PerUser) = "true" ?>
+  <ComponentRef Id="powertoys_env_path_user" />
+  <?else?>
+  <ComponentRef Id="powertoys_env_path_machine" />
+  <?endif?>
       <ComponentRef Id="powertoys_toast_clsid" />
       <ComponentRef Id="License_rtf" />
       <ComponentRef Id="Notice_md" />
diff --git a/installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/Product.wxs b/installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/Product.wxs
index e343897d5d..784ec716a8 100644
--- a/installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/Product.wxs
+++ b/installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/Product.wxs
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@
       <Custom Action="SetUnApplyModulesRegistryChangeSetsParam" Before="UnApplyModulesRegistryChangeSets" />
       <Custom Action="CheckGPO" After="InstallInitialize" Condition="NOT Installed" />
       <Custom Action="ApplyModulesRegistryChangeSets" After="InstallFiles" Condition="NOT Installed" />
+      <!-- Broadcast environment change so PATH updates take effect for new processes -->
+      <Custom Action="Wix4BroadcastEnvironmentChange_$(sys.BUILDARCHSHORT)" After="InstallFinalize" />
       <Custom Action="InstallCmdPalPackage" After="InstallFiles" Condition="NOT Installed" />
       <Custom Action="override Wix4CloseApplications_$(sys.BUILDARCHSHORT)" Before="RemoveFiles" />
       <Custom Action="RemovePowerToysSchTasks" After="RemoveFiles" />
diff --git a/src/dsc/v3/PowerToys.DSC/Models/FunctionData/SettingsFunctionData`1.cs b/src/dsc/v3/PowerToys.DSC/Models/FunctionData/SettingsFunctionData`1.cs
index fb04902a01..7fcce03d33 100644
--- a/src/dsc/v3/PowerToys.DSC/Models/FunctionData/SettingsFunctionData`1.cs
+++ b/src/dsc/v3/PowerToys.DSC/Models/FunctionData/SettingsFunctionData`1.cs
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public sealed class SettingsFunctionData<TSettingsConfig> : BaseFunctionData, IS
     /// <summary>
     /// Saves the settings configuration to the settings utils for a specific module.
     /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="settings"></param>
+    /// <param name="settings">Settings of a specific module</param>
     private static void SaveSettings(TSettingsConfig settings)
     {
         var inputJson = JsonSerializer.Serialize(settings);