Qt Creator ignores HOME environment variable in build directory settings

Qt Creator ignores HOME environment variable in build directory settings

OS: Microsoft Windows 11 Pro

I try to set the default project build directory (Preferences — Build & Run — Default Build Properties — Default build directory) using the PATH environment variable:

%{Env:HOME}/build-%{ActiveProject:Name}-%{Asciify:%{Kit:FileSystemName}-%{BuildConfig:Name}} 

However, when creating a new project, its build paths turn into:

\build--Qt_6_8_0_msvc2022_64_Ninja 

While I expect it to be like this:

c:/Users/user.name/build--Qt_6_8_0_msvc2022_64_Ninja 

However, on MacOS 15.1 in Qt Creator 14.0.2 this configuration works and returns the correct string with the user's home directory at the beginning.