ID 416581 - Using backslashes \\ in UNC paths in the NUKE_PATH environment variable prevents icons loading for menus and menuitems

Problem summary
Using backslashes \\ in UNC paths in the NUKE_PATH prevents icons loading for menus and menuitems

Customer reported version
nuke.12.0v1

Customer reported platform
windows7

Steps to reproduce

1) Open Command Prompt and run: set NUKE_PATH=\\netshare\netshare\plugins*

2) From the same Command Prompt, Launch Nuke 12, the menu items appear, but the icons for them don't

* a copy of the plugins folder is attached

Expected behaviour

For the icons of the menu to load:

Nuke 11.3v6

Actual behaviour
The icons failed to load:

Nuke 12.0v3

Workaround
Use forward slashes in the UNC path, or use absolute paths to the icons

You can use the batch script below to convert the slashes: 

set "NUKE_PATH=%NUKE_PATH:\=/%" 

Reproduced by support

This bug has been reproduced in:
Nuke 12.0v3 - WIndows 10

Nuke 12.0v1 - WIndows 10 - regression

Unable to reproduce bug in:

Nuke 12.0v3 - CentOS 7.7 - macOS 10.14 * there's no way to use backwards slashes for paths on these OS's
Nuke 11.3v6 - Windows 10

Earliest version tested
Nuke 11.3v6 - This issue doesn't appear in this version and has regressed