On Windows 10 I use the old (WinXP) pbrush.exe instead of the new "ribbon UI" version (never mind why; that is not the question). I had to obtain the old exe from an XP image and keep it in a separate folder, since if I replace the primary version then it periodically gets reverted by Windows File Protection.

I want the command "pbrush" to launch my XP version and not the Win10 version. So I tried adding the extra folder to my PATH system variable. That works from a command prompt, but for some reason it doesn't work from the Start>Run box (the one that appears when you press WinKey+R); that Run box still launches the Win10 pbrush. Why is that, and how can I fix it?

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You can directly put a shortcut (.lnk file) to your executable under: %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu.

That should be enough, however, it may be that it cannot overwrite default names, so you would have to change "Paintbrush" to something else like "PaintbrushXP".

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