I wanted to quickly add a location to PATH just for the current console session.

Piecing together a couple StackOverflow answers, here is the command that adds the current directory to the PATH.

set path=%path%;%cd%

Double-check that the directory you’re in has been added to the PATH by echoing it:

echo %path%

The next time you run command prompt, the PATH will be reset to its original value.

Don’t forget that holding shift when right-clicking in folder’s window adds the convenient “Open command window here” menu item!