What are the steps to follow to set the EPMAUTOMATE_BASE_DIR environment variable?

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For the 26.08 feature "Updates to Default Location for EPM Automate to Store Files on Windows", the summary mentions that the first path that would be used to determine where files will be stored is "The directory identified by the EPMAUTOMATE_BASE_DIR environment variable." What are the steps to set this variable?

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