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@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ There are situations where the ability to switch between different versions of N
 Uninstall any existing versions of Node.js before installing NVM for Windows (otherwise you'll have conflicting versions). Delete any existing Node.js installation directories (e.g., `%ProgramFiles%\nodejs`) that might remain. NVM's generated symlink will not overwrite an existing (even empty) installation directory.
 
 :eyes: **Backup any global `npmrc` config** :eyes:
-(e.g. `C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\npm\etc\npmrc`)
+(e.g. `%AppData%\npm\etc\npmrc`)
 
-Alternatively, copy the settings to the user config `C:\Users\<user>\.npmrc`. Delete the existing npm install location (e.g. `C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\npm`) to prevent global module conflicts.
+Alternatively, copy the settings to the user config `%UserProfile%\.npmrc`. Delete the existing npm install location (e.g. `%AppData%\npm`) to prevent global module conflicts.
 
 #### Install nvm-windows