Can't build: `Cannot open include file: 'stddef.h': No such file or directory`

I installed node-gyp per README and it looks like all paths are correct, yet this header file can't be opened.

gyp info it worked if it ends with ok
gyp info using node-gyp@12.1.0
gyp info using node@22.20.0 | win32 | x64
gyp info find Python using Python version 3.14.0 found at "C:\Python314\python.exe"

gyp info find VS using VS2022 (17.14.36603.0) found at:
gyp info find VS "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools"
gyp info find VS run with --verbose for detailed information
gyp info spawn C:\Python314\python.exe
gyp info spawn args [
gyp info spawn args 'C:\\Users\\User\\AppData\\Local\\npm-cache\\_npx\\c463d28440264a05\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\gyp\\gyp_main.py',
gyp info spawn args 'binding.gyp',
gyp info spawn args '-f',
gyp info spawn args 'msvs',
gyp info spawn args '-I',
gyp info spawn args 'C:\\Users\\User\\dev\\serenade\\client\\node_modules\\serenade-driver\\build\\config.gypi',      
gyp info spawn args '-I',
gyp info spawn args 'C:\\Users\\User\\AppData\\Local\\npm-cache\\_npx\\c463d28440264a05\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\addon.gypi',
gyp info spawn args '-I',
gyp info spawn args 'C:\\Users\\User\\AppData\\Local\\node-gyp\\Cache\\22.20.0\\include\\node\\common.gypi',
gyp info spawn args '-Dlibrary=shared_library',
gyp info spawn args '-Dvisibility=default',
gyp info spawn args '-Dnode_root_dir=C:\\Users\\User\\AppData\\Local\\node-gyp\\Cache\\22.20.0',
gyp info spawn args '-Dnode_gyp_dir=C:\\Users\\User\\AppData\\Local\\npm-cache\\_npx\\c463d28440264a05\\node_modules\\node-gyp',
gyp info spawn args '-Dnode_lib_file=C:\\\\Users\\\\User\\\\AppData\\\\Local\\\\node-gyp\\\\Cache\\\\22.20.0\\\\<(target_arch)\\\\node.lib',
gyp info spawn args '-Dmodule_root_dir=C:\\Users\\User\\dev\\serenade\\client\\node_modules\\serenade-driver',        
gyp info spawn args '-Dnode_engine=v8',
gyp info spawn args '--depth=.',
gyp info spawn args '--no-parallel',
gyp info spawn args '--generator-output',
gyp info spawn args 'C:\\Users\\User\\dev\\serenade\\client\\node_modules\\serenade-driver\\build',
gyp info spawn args '-Goutput_dir=.'
gyp info spawn args ]
gyp info spawn C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\MSBuild\Current\Bin\MSBuild.exe
gyp info spawn args [
gyp info spawn args 'build/binding.sln',
gyp info spawn args '/clp:Verbosity=minimal',
gyp info spawn args '/nologo',
gyp info spawn args '/nodeReuse:false',
gyp info spawn args '/p:Configuration=Release;Platform=x64'
gyp info spawn args ]

  driver.cpp
C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\node-gyp\Cache\22.20.0\include\node\js_native_api.h(6,10): error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'stddef.h': No such file or directory [C:\Users\User\dev\serenade\client\node_modules\serenade-driver\build\ 
serenade-driver.vcxproj]
  (compiling source file '../src/driver.cpp')

gyp ERR! build error 
gyp ERR! stack Error: `C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\MSBuild\Current\Bin\MSBuild.exe` failed with exit code: 1
gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.<anonymous> (C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\npm-cache\_npx\c463d28440264a05\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\build.js:219:23)
gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.emit (node:events:519:28)
gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess._handle.onexit (node:internal/child_process:293:12)
gyp ERR! System Windows_NT 10.0.26200
gyp ERR! command "C:\\nvm4w\\nodejs\\node.exe" "C:\\Users\\User\\AppData\\Local\\npm-cache\\_npx\\c463d28440264a05\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\bin\\node-gyp.js" "rebuild"
gyp ERR! cwd C:\Users\User\dev\serenade\client\node_modules\serenade-driver
gyp ERR! node -v v22.20.0
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v12.1.0
gyp ERR! not ok

But it does exist: C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Include\10.0.26100.0\ucrt\stddef.h

Reproduce the Windows build from the README using the shown Node.js, Python, and node-gyp versions. Inspect binding.gyp and the generated build/binding.sln around src/driver.cpp and js_native_api.h. Done means the native addon builds without the missing stddef.h error.