How to setup the %HOME% environment variable manually (On Windows 10)

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Sorry if this question is vague, but in following the directions here: https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/blob/master/README.md#authentication-with-netrc-file

I cannot figure out how to do the following:

"On Windows you may also need to setup the %HOME% environment variable manually."

Thus, I keep getting the following error:

WARNING: parsing .netrc: Could not find .netrc: $HOME is not set

[dstftw]

http://superuser.com/questions/949560/how-do-i-set-system-environment-variables-in-windows-10