diff --git a/src/libs/utils/persistentsettings.cpp b/src/libs/utils/persistentsettings.cpp
index c95ef555b84..500204966c5 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/persistentsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/persistentsettings.cpp
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ QVariant ParseValueStackEntry::value() const
     case QVariant::Invalid:
         return QVariant();
     case QVariant::Map:
-        return QVariant::fromValue(mapValue);
+        return variantFromStore(mapValue);
     case QVariant::List:
         return QVariant(listValue);
     default:
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ static void writeVariantValue(QXmlStreamWriter &w, const Context &ctx,
         w.writeAttribute(ctx.typeAttribute, QLatin1String(QVariant::typeToName(QVariant::Map)));
         if (!key.isEmpty())
             w.writeAttribute(ctx.keyAttribute, key);
-        const Store varMap = variant.value<Store>();
+        const Store varMap = storeFromVariant(variant);
         const Store::const_iterator cend = varMap.constEnd();
         for (Store::const_iterator i = varMap.constBegin(); i != cend; ++i)
             writeVariantValue(w, ctx, i.value(), i.key());
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/settingsaccessor.cpp b/src/libs/utils/settingsaccessor.cpp
index 06dd1354c3d..3bd6f227e37 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/settingsaccessor.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/settingsaccessor.cpp
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ Store VersionUpgrader::renameKeys(const QList<Change> &changes, Store map) const
     while (i != map.end()) {
         QVariant v = i.value();
         if (v.type() == QVariant::Map)
-            i.value() = QVariant::fromValue(renameKeys(changes, v.value<Store>()));
+            i.value() = variantFromStore(renameKeys(changes, storeFromVariant(v)));
 
         ++i;
     }
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ MergingSettingsAccessor::mergeSettings(const SettingsAccessor::RestoreData &main
             = [this](const SettingsMergeData &global, const SettingsMergeData &local) {
         return merge(global, local);
     };
-    const Store result = mergeQVariantMaps(main.data, secondary.data, mergeFunction).value<Store>();
+    const Store result = storeFromVariant(mergeQVariantMaps(main.data, secondary.data, mergeFunction));
 
     // Update from the base version to Creator's version.
     return RestoreData(main.path, postprocessMerge(main.data, secondary.data, result));
@@ -720,15 +720,15 @@ static QVariant mergeQVariantMapsRecursion(const Store &mainTree, const Store &s
         if (kv.second.type() == QVariant::Map) {
             const Key newKeyPrefix = keyPrefix + kv.first + '/';
             kv.second = mergeQVariantMapsRecursion(mainTree, secondaryTree, newKeyPrefix,
-                                                   kv.second.value<Store>(),
-                                                   secondarySubtree.value(kv.first).value<Store>(),
+                                                   storeFromVariant(kv.second),
+                                                   storeFromVariant(secondarySubtree.value(kv.first)),
                                                    merge);
         }
         if (!kv.second.isNull())
             result.insert(kv.first, kv.second);
     }
 
-    return QVariant::fromValue(result);
+    return variantFromStore(result);
 }
 
 QVariant mergeQVariantMaps(const Store &mainTree, const Store &secondaryTree,
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/store.cpp b/src/libs/utils/store.cpp
index 0fa2857742f..9b31a16c541 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/store.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/store.cpp
@@ -17,4 +17,14 @@ QStringList stringsFromKeys(const KeyList &list)
     return transform(list, &stringFromKey);
 }
 
+QVariant variantFromStore(const Store &store)
+{
+    return QVariant::fromValue(store);
+}
+
+Store storeFromVariant(const QVariant &value)
+{
+    return value.value<Store>();
+}
+
 } // Utils
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/store.h b/src/libs/utils/store.h
index fdb4b36b301..09609e308a8 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/store.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/store.h
@@ -21,4 +21,7 @@ using Store = QVariantMap;
 QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT KeyList keysFromStrings(const QStringList &list);
 QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT QStringList stringsFromKeys(const KeyList &list);
 
+QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT QVariant variantFromStore(const Store &store);
+QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT Store storeFromVariant(const QVariant &value);
+
 } // Utils
diff --git a/src/plugins/baremetal/debugserverprovidermanager.cpp b/src/plugins/baremetal/debugserverprovidermanager.cpp
index 849c7c1079c..5ef3147e47c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/baremetal/debugserverprovidermanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/baremetal/debugserverprovidermanager.cpp
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ void DebugServerProviderManager::restoreProviders()
         if (!data.contains(key))
             break;
 
-        Store map = data.value(key).value<Store>();
+        Store map = storeFromVariant(data.value(key));
         const KeyList keys = map.keys();
         for (const Key &key : keys) {
             const int lastDot = key.lastIndexOf('.');
diff --git a/src/plugins/baremetal/debugservers/uvsc/jlinkuvscserverprovider.cpp b/src/plugins/baremetal/debugservers/uvsc/jlinkuvscserverprovider.cpp
index c9a22f7273c..2c24485c3d3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/baremetal/debugservers/uvsc/jlinkuvscserverprovider.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/baremetal/debugservers/uvsc/jlinkuvscserverprovider.cpp
@@ -243,13 +243,13 @@ JLinkUvscServerProvider::JLinkUvscServerProvider()
 void JLinkUvscServerProvider::toMap(Store &data) const
 {
     UvscServerProvider::toMap(data);
-    data.insert(adapterOptionsKeyC, QVariant::fromValue(m_adapterOpts.toMap()));
+    data.insert(adapterOptionsKeyC, variantFromStore(m_adapterOpts.toMap()));
 }
 
 void JLinkUvscServerProvider::fromMap(const Store &data)
 {
     UvscServerProvider::fromMap(data);
-    m_adapterOpts.fromMap(data.value(adapterOptionsKeyC).value<Store>());
+    m_adapterOpts.fromMap(storeFromVariant(data.value(adapterOptionsKeyC)));
 }
 
 bool JLinkUvscServerProvider::operator==(const IDebugServerProvider &other) const
diff --git a/src/plugins/baremetal/debugservers/uvsc/stlinkuvscserverprovider.cpp b/src/plugins/baremetal/debugservers/uvsc/stlinkuvscserverprovider.cpp
index 3725b2fc6ec..a91e236b9dd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/baremetal/debugservers/uvsc/stlinkuvscserverprovider.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/baremetal/debugservers/uvsc/stlinkuvscserverprovider.cpp
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ void StLinkUvscServerProvider::toMap(Store &data) const
 void StLinkUvscServerProvider::fromMap(const Store &data)
 {
     UvscServerProvider::fromMap(data);
-    m_adapterOpts.fromMap(data.value(adapterOptionsKeyC).value<Store>());
+    m_adapterOpts.fromMap(storeFromVariant(data.value(adapterOptionsKeyC)));
 }
 
 bool StLinkUvscServerProvider::operator==(const IDebugServerProvider &other) const
diff --git a/src/plugins/baremetal/debugservers/uvsc/uvscserverprovider.cpp b/src/plugins/baremetal/debugservers/uvsc/uvscserverprovider.cpp
index 31ebb34fb99..49eccb1187c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/baremetal/debugservers/uvsc/uvscserverprovider.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/baremetal/debugservers/uvsc/uvscserverprovider.cpp
@@ -151,8 +151,8 @@ void UvscServerProvider::toMap(Store &data) const
 {
     IDebugServerProvider::toMap(data);
     data.insert(toolsIniKeyC, m_toolsIniFile.toSettings());
-    data.insert(deviceSelectionKeyC, QVariant::fromValue(m_deviceSelection.toMap()));
-    data.insert(driverSelectionKeyC, QVariant::fromValue(m_driverSelection.toMap()));
+    data.insert(deviceSelectionKeyC, variantFromStore(m_deviceSelection.toMap()));
+    data.insert(driverSelectionKeyC, variantFromStore(m_driverSelection.toMap()));
 }
 
 bool UvscServerProvider::isValid() const
@@ -223,8 +223,8 @@ void UvscServerProvider::fromMap(const Store &data)
 {
     IDebugServerProvider::fromMap(data);
     m_toolsIniFile = FilePath::fromSettings(data.value(toolsIniKeyC));
-    m_deviceSelection.fromMap(data.value(deviceSelectionKeyC).value<Store>());
-    m_driverSelection.fromMap(data.value(driverSelectionKeyC).value<Store>());
+    m_deviceSelection.fromMap(storeFromVariant(data.value(deviceSelectionKeyC)));
+    m_driverSelection.fromMap(storeFromVariant(data.value(driverSelectionKeyC)));
 }
 
 FilePath UvscServerProvider::projectFilePath(DebuggerRunTool *runTool, QString &errorMessage) const
diff --git a/src/plugins/baremetal/debugservers/uvsc/uvtargetdeviceselection.cpp b/src/plugins/baremetal/debugservers/uvsc/uvtargetdeviceselection.cpp
index 33d6f3c4569..934bbb098d0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/baremetal/debugservers/uvsc/uvtargetdeviceselection.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/baremetal/debugservers/uvsc/uvtargetdeviceselection.cpp
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ Store DeviceSelection::toMap() const
         m.insert(deviceMemoryIdKeyC, memory.id);
         m.insert(deviceMemoryStartKeyC, memory.start);
         m.insert(deviceMemorySizeKeyC, memory.size);
-        memoryList.push_back(QVariant::fromValue(m));
+        memoryList.push_back(variantFromStore(m));
     }
     map.insert(deviceMemoryKeyC, memoryList);
     // Device ALGORITHM.
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ Store DeviceSelection::toMap() const
         m.insert(deviceAlgorithmFlashSizeKeyC, algorithm.flashSize);
         m.insert(deviceAlgorithmRamStartKeyC, algorithm.ramStart);
         m.insert(deviceAlgorithmRamSizeKeyC, algorithm.ramSize);
-        algorithmList.push_back(QVariant::fromValue(m));
+        algorithmList.push_back(variantFromStore(m));
     }
     map.insert(deviceAlgorithmKeyC, algorithmList);
     map.insert(deviceAlgorithmIndexKeyC, algorithmIndex);
diff --git a/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtoolsprojectsettings.cpp b/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtoolsprojectsettings.cpp
index e135cd15de0..0d791caed9a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtoolsprojectsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtoolsprojectsettings.cpp
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ static Store convertToMapFromVersionBefore410(ProjectExplorer::Project *p)
 void ClangToolsProjectSettings::load()
 {
     // Load map
-    Store map = m_project->namedSettings(SETTINGS_KEY_MAIN).value<Store>();
+    Store map = storeFromVariant(m_project->namedSettings(SETTINGS_KEY_MAIN));
 
     bool write = false;
     if (map.isEmpty()) {
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ void ClangToolsProjectSettings::load()
 
     const QVariantList list = map.value(SETTINGS_KEY_SUPPRESSED_DIAGS).toList();
     for (const QVariant &v : list) {
-        const Store diag = v.value<Store>();
+        const Store diag = storeFromVariant(v);
         const QString fp = diag.value(SETTINGS_KEY_SUPPRESSED_DIAGS_FILEPATH).toString();
         if (fp.isEmpty())
             continue;
@@ -190,13 +190,13 @@ void ClangToolsProjectSettings::store()
         diagMap.insert(SETTINGS_KEY_SUPPRESSED_DIAGS_FILEPATH, diag.filePath.toString());
         diagMap.insert(SETTINGS_KEY_SUPPRESSED_DIAGS_MESSAGE, diag.description);
         diagMap.insert(SETTINGS_KEY_SUPPRESSED_DIAGS_UNIQIFIER, diag.uniquifier);
-        list << QVariant::fromValue(diagMap);
+        list << variantFromStore(diagMap);
     }
     map.insert(SETTINGS_KEY_SUPPRESSED_DIAGS, list);
 
     m_runSettings.toMap(map, SETTINGS_PREFIX);
 
-    m_project->setNamedSettings(SETTINGS_KEY_MAIN, QVariant::fromValue(map));
+    m_project->setNamedSettings(SETTINGS_KEY_MAIN, variantFromStore(map));
 }
 
 ClangToolsProjectSettings::ClangToolsProjectSettingsPtr
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildconfiguration.cpp
index bec14ece1b6..e47ff834fd1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildconfiguration.cpp
@@ -1433,7 +1433,7 @@ CMakeBuildConfiguration::CMakeBuildConfiguration(Target *target, Id id)
     setInitializer([this, target](const BuildInfo &info) {
         const Kit *k = target->kit();
         const QtSupport::QtVersion *qt = QtSupport::QtKitAspect::qtVersion(k);
-        const Store extraInfoMap = info.extraInfo.value<Store>();
+        const Store extraInfoMap = storeFromVariant(info.extraInfo);
         const QString buildType = extraInfoMap.contains(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
                                       ? extraInfoMap.value(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE).toString()
                                       : info.typeName;
@@ -1942,7 +1942,7 @@ BuildInfo CMakeBuildConfigurationFactory::createBuildInfo(BuildType buildType)
         Store extraInfo;
         // enable QML debugging by default
         extraInfo.insert(Constants::QML_DEBUG_SETTING, TriState::Enabled.toVariant());
-        info.extraInfo = QVariant::fromValue(extraInfo);
+        info.extraInfo = variantFromStore(extraInfo);
         break;
     }
     case BuildTypeRelease:
@@ -1969,7 +1969,7 @@ BuildInfo CMakeBuildConfigurationFactory::createBuildInfo(BuildType buildType)
         extraInfo.insert(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE, "RelWithDebInfo");
         // enable QML debugging by default
         extraInfo.insert(Constants::QML_DEBUG_SETTING, TriState::Enabled.toVariant());
-        info.extraInfo = QVariant::fromValue(extraInfo);
+        info.extraInfo = variantFromStore(extraInfo);
         break;
     }
     default:
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmaketoolsettingsaccessor.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmaketoolsettingsaccessor.cpp
index 6780163de79..dc0068e97c9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmaketoolsettingsaccessor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmaketoolsettingsaccessor.cpp
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ void CMakeToolSettingsAccessor::saveCMakeTools(const QList<CMakeTool *> &cmakeTo
             Store tmp = item->toMap();
             if (tmp.isEmpty())
                 continue;
-            data.insert(CMAKE_TOOL_DATA_KEY + Key::number(count), QVariant::fromValue(tmp));
+            data.insert(CMAKE_TOOL_DATA_KEY + Key::number(count), variantFromStore(tmp));
             ++count;
         }
     }
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ CMakeToolSettingsAccessor::cmakeTools(const Store &data, bool fromSdk) const
         if (!data.contains(key))
             continue;
 
-        const Store dbMap = data.value(key).value<Store>();
+        const Store dbMap = storeFromVariant(data.value(key));
         auto item = std::make_unique<CMakeTool>(dbMap, fromSdk);
         const FilePath cmakeExecutable = item->cmakeExecutable();
         if (item->isAutoDetected() && !cmakeExecutable.needsDevice() && !cmakeExecutable.isExecutableFile()) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/copilot/copilotsettings.cpp b/src/plugins/copilot/copilotsettings.cpp
index ec98469267e..38683d9acdf 100644
--- a/src/plugins/copilot/copilotsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/copilot/copilotsettings.cpp
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ CopilotProjectSettings::CopilotProjectSettings(ProjectExplorer::Project *project
 
     initEnableAspect(enableCopilot);
 
-    Store map = project->namedSettings(Constants::COPILOT_PROJECT_SETTINGS_ID).value<Store>();
+    Store map = storeFromVariant(project->namedSettings(Constants::COPILOT_PROJECT_SETTINGS_ID));
     fromMap(map);
 
     connect(&enableCopilot, &BaseAspect::changed, this, [this, project] { save(project); });
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ void CopilotProjectSettings::save(ProjectExplorer::Project *project)
 {
     Store map;
     toMap(map);
-    project->setNamedSettings(Constants::COPILOT_PROJECT_SETTINGS_ID, QVariant::fromValue(map));
+    project->setNamedSettings(Constants::COPILOT_PROJECT_SETTINGS_ID, variantFromStore(map));
 
     // This triggers a restart of the Copilot language server.
     settings().apply();
diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppcodemodelsettings.cpp b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppcodemodelsettings.cpp
index 6265c57b5b9..7aa072f8e63 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppcodemodelsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppcodemodelsettings.cpp
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ void ClangdProjectSettings::loadSettings()
 {
     if (!m_project)
         return;
-    const Store data = m_project->namedSettings(clangdSettingsKey()).value<Store>();
+    const Store data = storeFromVariant(m_project->namedSettings(clangdSettingsKey()));
     m_useGlobalSettings = data.value(clangdUseGlobalSettingsKey(), true).toBool();
     m_blockIndexing = data.value(clangdblockIndexingSettingsKey(), false).toBool();
     if (!m_useGlobalSettings)
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ void ClangdProjectSettings::saveSettings()
         data = m_customSettings.toMap();
     data.insert(clangdUseGlobalSettingsKey(), m_useGlobalSettings);
     data.insert(clangdblockIndexingSettingsKey(), m_blockIndexing);
-    m_project->setNamedSettings(clangdSettingsKey(), QVariant::fromValue(data));
+    m_project->setNamedSettings(clangdSettingsKey(), variantFromStore(data));
 }
 
 Store ClangdSettings::Data::toMap() const
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggeritemmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggeritemmanager.cpp
index 64ec70193c0..ebf70c4fdd0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggeritemmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggeritemmanager.cpp
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ void DebuggerItemModel::readDebuggers(const FilePath &fileName, bool isSystem)
         const Key key = DEBUGGER_DATA_KEY + Key::number(i);
         if (!data.contains(key))
             continue;
-        const Store dbMap = data.value(key).value<Store>();
+        const Store dbMap = storeFromVariant(data.value(key));
         DebuggerItem item(dbMap);
         if (isSystem) {
             item.setAutoDetected(true);
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@ void DebuggerItemModel::saveDebuggers()
         if (item.isValid() && item.engineType() != NoEngineType) {
             Store tmp = item.toMap();
             if (!tmp.isEmpty()) {
-                data.insert(DEBUGGER_DATA_KEY + Key::number(count), QVariant::fromValue(tmp));
+                data.insert(DEBUGGER_DATA_KEY + Key::number(count), variantFromStore(tmp));
                 ++count;
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/plugins/ios/iosdevice.cpp b/src/plugins/ios/iosdevice.cpp
index 4499be94175..6315f6d5817 100644
--- a/src/plugins/ios/iosdevice.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/ios/iosdevice.cpp
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ void IosDevice::fromMap(const Store &map)
     IDevice::fromMap(map);
 
     m_extraInfo.clear();
-    const Store vMap = map.value(Constants::EXTRA_INFO_KEY).value<Store>();
+    const Store vMap = storeFromVariant(map.value(Constants::EXTRA_INFO_KEY));
     for (auto i = vMap.cbegin(), end = vMap.cend(); i != end; ++i)
         m_extraInfo.insert(stringFromKey(i.key()), i.value().toString());
 }
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ Store IosDevice::toMap() const
     Store vMap;
     for (auto i = m_extraInfo.cbegin(), end = m_extraInfo.cend(); i != end; ++i)
         vMap.insert(keyFromString(i.key()), i.value());
-    res.insert(Constants::EXTRA_INFO_KEY, QVariant::fromValue(vMap));
+    res.insert(Constants::EXTRA_INFO_KEY, variantFromStore(vMap));
     return res;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/ios/iosrunconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/ios/iosrunconfiguration.cpp
index 772c6ab9223..961a7c1c501 100644
--- a/src/plugins/ios/iosrunconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/ios/iosrunconfiguration.cpp
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ void IosDeviceTypeAspect::fromMap(const Store &map)
 {
     bool deviceTypeIsInt;
     map.value(deviceTypeKey).toInt(&deviceTypeIsInt);
-    if (deviceTypeIsInt || !m_deviceType.fromMap(map.value(deviceTypeKey).value<Store>()))
+    if (deviceTypeIsInt || !m_deviceType.fromMap(storeFromVariant(map.value(deviceTypeKey))))
         updateDeviceType();
 
     m_runConfiguration->update();
diff --git a/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientsettings.cpp b/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientsettings.cpp
index 1b1ff9e29ca..a623fd1a9b7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientsettings.cpp
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ QList<BaseSettings *> LanguageClientSettings::fromSettings(QSettings *settingsIn
     for (auto varList :
          {settingsIn->value(clientsKey).toList(), settingsIn->value(typedClientsKey).toList()}) {
         for (const QVariant &var : varList) {
-            const Store map = var.value<Store>();
+            const Store map = storeFromVariant(var);
             Id typeId = Id::fromSetting(map.value(typeIdKey));
             if (!typeId.isValid())
                 typeId = Constants::LANGUAGECLIENT_STDIO_SETTINGS_ID;
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ void LanguageClientSettings::toSettings(QSettings *settings,
     settings->beginGroup(settingsGroupKey);
     auto transform = [](const QList<BaseSettings *> &settings) {
         return Utils::transform(settings, [](const BaseSettings *setting) {
-            return QVariant::fromValue(setting->toMap());
+            return variantFromStore(setting->toMap());
         });
     };
     auto isStdioSetting = Utils::equal(&BaseSettings::m_settingsTypeId,
diff --git a/src/plugins/mesonprojectmanager/toolssettingsaccessor.cpp b/src/plugins/mesonprojectmanager/toolssettingsaccessor.cpp
index 92dc4f41d02..835df7500a1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/mesonprojectmanager/toolssettingsaccessor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/mesonprojectmanager/toolssettingsaccessor.cpp
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@ void ToolsSettingsAccessor::saveMesonTools(const std::vector<MesonTools::Tool_t>
     for (const MesonTools::Tool_t &tool : tools) {
         auto asMeson = std::dynamic_pointer_cast<MesonWrapper>(tool);
         if (asMeson)
-            data.insert(entryName(entry_count), QVariant::fromValue(toVariantMap<MesonWrapper>(*asMeson)));
+            data.insert(entryName(entry_count), variantFromStore(toVariantMap<MesonWrapper>(*asMeson)));
         else {
             auto asNinja = std::dynamic_pointer_cast<NinjaWrapper>(tool);
             if (asNinja)
-                data.insert(entryName(entry_count), QVariant::fromValue(toVariantMap<NinjaWrapper>(*asNinja)));
+                data.insert(entryName(entry_count), variantFromStore(toVariantMap<NinjaWrapper>(*asNinja)));
         }
         entry_count++;
     }
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ std::vector<MesonTools::Tool_t> ToolsSettingsAccessor::loadMesonTools(QWidget *p
             const auto map = data[name].toMap();
             auto type = map.value(ToolsSettings::TOOL_TYPE_KEY, ToolsSettings::TOOL_TYPE_MESON);
             if (type == ToolsSettings::TOOL_TYPE_NINJA)
-                result.emplace_back(fromVariantMap<NinjaWrapper *>(data[name].value<Store>()));
+                result.emplace_back(fromVariantMap<NinjaWrapper *>(storeFromVariant(data[name])));
             else
-                result.emplace_back(fromVariantMap<MesonWrapper *>(data[name].value<Store>()));
+                result.emplace_back(fromVariantMap<MesonWrapper *>(storeFromVariant(data[name])));
         }
     }
     return result;
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildconfiguration.cpp
index 35c2314359f..97c0ce8bfa8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildconfiguration.cpp
@@ -381,8 +381,8 @@ void BuildConfiguration::toMap(Store &map) const
                EnvironmentItem::toStringList(d->m_userEnvironmentChanges));
 
     map.insert(BUILD_STEP_LIST_COUNT, 2);
-    map.insert(BUILD_STEP_LIST_PREFIX + Key::number(0), QVariant::fromValue(d->m_buildSteps.toMap()));
-    map.insert(BUILD_STEP_LIST_PREFIX + Key::number(1), QVariant::fromValue(d->m_cleanSteps.toMap()));
+    map.insert(BUILD_STEP_LIST_PREFIX + Key::number(0), variantFromStore(d->m_buildSteps.toMap()));
+    map.insert(BUILD_STEP_LIST_PREFIX + Key::number(1), variantFromStore(d->m_cleanSteps.toMap()));
 
     map.insert(PARSE_STD_OUT_KEY, d->m_parseStdOut);
     map.insert(CUSTOM_PARSERS_KEY, transform(d->m_customParsers, &Id::toSetting));
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ void BuildConfiguration::fromMap(const Store &map)
 
     int maxI = map.value(BUILD_STEP_LIST_COUNT, 0).toInt();
     for (int i = 0; i < maxI; ++i) {
-        Store data = map.value(BUILD_STEP_LIST_PREFIX + Key::number(i)).value<Store>();
+        Store data = storeFromVariant(map.value(BUILD_STEP_LIST_PREFIX + Key::number(i)));
         if (data.isEmpty()) {
             qWarning() << "No data for build step list" << i << "found!";
             continue;
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildsteplist.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildsteplist.cpp
index d624fd5ad9f..5befbd09b46 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildsteplist.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildsteplist.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ Store BuildStepList::toMap() const
     for (int i = 0; i < m_steps.count(); ++i) {
         Store data;
         m_steps.at(i)->toMap(data);
-        map.insert(STEPS_PREFIX + Key::number(i), QVariant::fromValue(data));
+        map.insert(STEPS_PREFIX + Key::number(i), variantFromStore(data));
     }
 
     return map;
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ bool BuildStepList::fromMap(const Store &map)
 
     int maxSteps = map.value(STEPS_COUNT_KEY, 0).toInt();
     for (int i = 0; i < maxSteps; ++i) {
-        Store bsData(map.value(STEPS_PREFIX + Key::number(i)).value<Store>());
+        Store bsData = storeFromVariant(map.value(STEPS_PREFIX + Key::number(i)));
         if (bsData.isEmpty()) {
             qWarning() << "No step data found for" << i << "(continuing).";
             continue;
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/customparser.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/customparser.cpp
index fae8af7841f..e1dc3c7577a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/customparser.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/customparser.cpp
@@ -144,8 +144,8 @@ Store CustomParserSettings::toMap() const
     Store map;
     map.insert(idKey, id.toSetting());
     map.insert(nameKey, displayName);
-    map.insert(errorKey, QVariant::fromValue(error.toMap()));
-    map.insert(warningKey, QVariant::fromValue(warning.toMap()));
+    map.insert(errorKey, variantFromStore(error.toMap()));
+    map.insert(warningKey, variantFromStore(warning.toMap()));
     return map;
 }
 
@@ -153,8 +153,8 @@ void CustomParserSettings::fromMap(const Store &map)
 {
     id = Id::fromSetting(map.value(idKey));
     displayName = map.value(nameKey).toString();
-    error.fromMap(map.value(errorKey).value<Store>());
-    warning.fromMap(map.value(warningKey).value<Store>());
+    error.fromMap(storeFromVariant(map.value(errorKey)));
+    warning.fromMap(storeFromVariant(map.value(warningKey)));
 }
 
 CustomParsersAspect::CustomParsersAspect(Target *target)
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/deployconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/deployconfiguration.cpp
index 39a0c08bcea..418873ca024 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/deployconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/deployconfiguration.cpp
@@ -54,14 +54,14 @@ void DeployConfiguration::toMap(Store &map) const
 {
     ProjectConfiguration::toMap(map);
     map.insert(BUILD_STEP_LIST_COUNT, 1);
-    map.insert(Key(BUILD_STEP_LIST_PREFIX) + '0', QVariant::fromValue(m_stepList.toMap()));
+    map.insert(Key(BUILD_STEP_LIST_PREFIX) + '0', variantFromStore(m_stepList.toMap()));
     map.insert(USES_DEPLOYMENT_DATA, usesCustomDeploymentData());
     Store deployData;
     for (int i = 0; i < m_customDeploymentData.fileCount(); ++i) {
         const DeployableFile &f = m_customDeploymentData.fileAt(i);
         deployData.insert(keyFromString(f.localFilePath().toString()), f.remoteDirectory());
     }
-    map.insert(DEPLOYMENT_DATA, QVariant::fromValue(deployData));
+    map.insert(DEPLOYMENT_DATA, variantFromStore(deployData));
 }
 
 void DeployConfiguration::fromMap(const Store &map)
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ void DeployConfiguration::fromMap(const Store &map)
         reportError();
         return;
     }
-    Store data = map.value(Key(BUILD_STEP_LIST_PREFIX) + '0').value<Store>();
+    Store data = storeFromVariant(map.value(Key(BUILD_STEP_LIST_PREFIX) + '0'));
     if (!data.isEmpty()) {
         m_stepList.clear();
         if (!m_stepList.fromMap(data)) {
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ void DeployConfiguration::fromMap(const Store &map)
     }
 
     m_usesCustomDeploymentData = map.value(USES_DEPLOYMENT_DATA, false).toBool();
-    const Store deployData = map.value(DEPLOYMENT_DATA).value<Store>();
+    const Store deployData = storeFromVariant(map.value(DEPLOYMENT_DATA));
     for (auto it = deployData.begin(); it != deployData.end(); ++it)
         m_customDeploymentData.addFile(FilePath::fromString(stringFromKey(it.key())), it.value().toString());
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/devicemanager.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/devicemanager.cpp
index 7bf43d55d8e..b288a74477f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/devicemanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/devicemanager.cpp
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ void DeviceManager::save()
     if (d->clonedInstance == this || !d->writer)
         return;
     Store data;
-    data.insert(DeviceManagerKey, QVariant::fromValue(toMap()));
+    data.insert(DeviceManagerKey, variantFromStore(toMap()));
     d->writer->save(data, Core::ICore::dialogParent());
 }
 
@@ -157,11 +157,11 @@ void DeviceManager::load()
     QHash<Id, Id> defaultDevices;
     QList<IDevice::Ptr> sdkDevices;
     if (reader.load(systemSettingsFilePath("devices.xml")))
-        sdkDevices = fromMap(reader.restoreValues().value(DeviceManagerKey).value<Store>(), &defaultDevices);
+        sdkDevices = fromMap(storeFromVariant(reader.restoreValues().value(DeviceManagerKey)), &defaultDevices);
     // read devices file from user settings path
     QList<IDevice::Ptr> userDevices;
     if (reader.load(settingsFilePath("devices.xml")))
-        userDevices = fromMap(reader.restoreValues().value(DeviceManagerKey).value<Store>(), &defaultDevices);
+        userDevices = fromMap(storeFromVariant(reader.restoreValues().value(DeviceManagerKey)), &defaultDevices);
     // Insert devices into the model. Prefer the higher device version when there are multiple
     // devices with the same id.
     for (IDevice::ConstPtr device : std::as_const(userDevices)) {
@@ -209,13 +209,13 @@ QList<IDevice::Ptr> DeviceManager::fromMap(const Store &map, QHash<Id, Id> *defa
     QList<IDevice::Ptr> devices;
 
     if (defaultDevices) {
-        const Store defaultDevsMap = map.value(DefaultDevicesKey).value<Store>();
+        const Store defaultDevsMap = storeFromVariant(map.value(DefaultDevicesKey));
         for (auto it = defaultDevsMap.constBegin(); it != defaultDevsMap.constEnd(); ++it)
             defaultDevices->insert(Id::fromString(stringFromKey(it.key())), Id::fromSetting(it.value()));
     }
     const QVariantList deviceList = map.value(DeviceListKey).toList();
     for (const QVariant &v : deviceList) {
-        const Store map = v.value<Store>();
+        const Store map = storeFromVariant(v);
         const IDeviceFactory * const factory = restoreFactory(map);
         if (!factory)
             continue;
@@ -234,10 +234,10 @@ Store DeviceManager::toMap() const
     for (auto it = d->defaultDevices.constBegin(); it != d->defaultDevices.constEnd(); ++it)
         defaultDeviceMap.insert(keyFromString(it.key().toString()), it.value().toSetting());
 
-    map.insert(DefaultDevicesKey, QVariant::fromValue(defaultDeviceMap));
+    map.insert(DefaultDevicesKey, variantFromStore(defaultDeviceMap));
     QVariantList deviceList;
     for (const IDevice::Ptr &device : std::as_const(d->devices))
-        deviceList << QVariant::fromValue(device->toMap());
+        deviceList << variantFromStore(device->toMap());
     map.insert(DeviceListKey, deviceList);
     return map;
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/idevice.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/idevice.cpp
index 5996ee57db0..f27c93c7f30 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/idevice.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/idevice.cpp
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ void IDevice::fromMap(const Store &map)
     d->debugServerPath = FilePath::fromSettings(map.value(DebugServerKey));
     const FilePath qmlRunCmd = FilePath::fromSettings(map.value(QmlRuntimeKey));
     d->qmlRunCommand = qmlRunCmd;
-    d->extraData = map.value(ExtraDataKey).value<Store>();
+    d->extraData = storeFromVariant(map.value(ExtraDataKey));
 }
 
 /*!
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ Store IDevice::toMap() const
     map.insert(DebugServerKey, d->debugServerPath.toSettings());
     map.insert(QmlRuntimeKey, d->qmlRunCommand.toSettings());
 
-    map.insert(ExtraDataKey, QVariant::fromValue(d->extraData));
+    map.insert(ExtraDataKey, variantFromStore(d->extraData));
 
     return map;
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/editorconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/editorconfiguration.cpp
index c174767fcd2..e19e33fcf6b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/editorconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/editorconfiguration.cpp
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ Store EditorConfiguration::toMap() const
             {"language", QVariant::fromValue(itCodeStyle.key().toSetting())},
             {"value", QVariant::fromValue(itCodeStyle.value()->toMap())}
         };
-        map.insert(kCodeStylePrefix + Key::number(i), QVariant::fromValue(settingsIdMap));
+        map.insert(kCodeStylePrefix + Key::number(i), variantFromStore(settingsIdMap));
         i++;
     }
 
@@ -204,13 +204,13 @@ void EditorConfiguration::fromMap(const Store &map)
 
     const int codeStyleCount = map.value(kCodeStyleCount, 0).toInt();
     for (int i = 0; i < codeStyleCount; ++i) {
-        Store settingsIdMap = map.value(kCodeStylePrefix + Key::number(i)).value<Store>();
+        Store settingsIdMap = storeFromVariant(map.value(kCodeStylePrefix + Key::number(i)));
         if (settingsIdMap.isEmpty()) {
             qWarning() << "No data for code style settings list" << i << "found!";
             continue;
         }
         Id languageId = Id::fromSetting(settingsIdMap.value("language"));
-        Store value = settingsIdMap.value("value").value<Store>();
+        Store value = storeFromVariant(settingsIdMap.value("value"));
         ICodeStylePreferences *preferences = d->m_languageCodeStylePreferences.value(languageId);
         if (preferences)
              preferences->fromMap(value);
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/extraabi.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/extraabi.cpp
index baf7bd49b8b..80992381562 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/extraabi.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/extraabi.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public:
 void ExtraAbi::load()
 {
     AbiFlavorAccessor accessor;
-    const Store data = accessor.restoreSettings(Core::ICore::dialogParent()).value("Flavors").value<Store>();
+    const Store data = storeFromVariant(accessor.restoreSettings(Core::ICore::dialogParent()).value("Flavors"));
     for (auto it = data.constBegin(); it != data.constEnd(); ++it) {
         const Key flavor = it.key();
         if (flavor.isEmpty())
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kit.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kit.cpp
index 931540e9b79..a43ca8f3816 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kit.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kit.cpp
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ Kit::Kit(const Store &data)
     if (it != data.constEnd())
         d->m_irrelevantAspects = transform<QSet<Id>>(it.value().toList(), &Id::fromSetting);
 
-    Store extra = data.value(DATA_KEY).value<Store>();
+    Store extra = storeFromVariant(data.value(DATA_KEY));
     d->m_data.clear(); // remove default values
     const Store::ConstIterator cend = extra.constEnd();
     for (Store::ConstIterator it = extra.constBegin(); it != cend; ++it)
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ Store Kit::toMap() const
     const IdVariantConstIt cend = d->m_data.constEnd();
     for (IdVariantConstIt it = d->m_data.constBegin(); it != cend; ++it)
         extra.insert(keyFromString(QString::fromLatin1(it.key().name().constData())), it.value());
-    data.insert(DATA_KEY, QVariant::fromValue(extra));
+    data.insert(DATA_KEY, variantFromStore(extra));
 
     return data;
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitmanager.cpp
index 6731089f6da..4661b93ba6e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitmanager.cpp
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ void KitManager::saveKits()
         Store tmp = k->toMap();
         if (tmp.isEmpty())
             continue;
-        data.insert(KIT_DATA_KEY + Key::number(count), QVariant::fromValue(tmp));
+        data.insert(KIT_DATA_KEY + Key::number(count), variantFromStore(tmp));
         ++count;
     }
     data.insert(KIT_COUNT_KEY, count);
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ static KitList restoreKitsHelper(const FilePath &fileName)
         if (!data.contains(key))
             break;
 
-        const Store stMap = data.value(key).value<Store>();
+        const Store stMap = storeFromVariant(data.value(key));
 
         auto k = std::make_unique<Kit>(stMap);
         if (k->id().isValid()) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/project.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/project.cpp
index 170419d2450..6448b391c39 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/project.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/project.cpp
@@ -698,11 +698,11 @@ void Project::toMap(Store &map) const
     map.insert(ACTIVE_TARGET_KEY, ts.indexOf(d->m_activeTarget));
     map.insert(TARGET_COUNT_KEY, ts.size());
     for (int i = 0; i < ts.size(); ++i)
-        map.insert(TARGET_KEY_PREFIX + Key::number(i), QVariant::fromValue(ts.at(i)->toMap()));
+        map.insert(TARGET_KEY_PREFIX + Key::number(i), variantFromStore(ts.at(i)->toMap()));
 
-    map.insert(EDITOR_SETTINGS_KEY, QVariant::fromValue(d->m_editorConfiguration.toMap()));
+    map.insert(EDITOR_SETTINGS_KEY, variantFromStore(d->m_editorConfiguration.toMap()));
     if (!d->m_pluginSettings.isEmpty())
-        map.insert(PLUGIN_SETTINGS_KEY, QVariant::fromValue(d->m_pluginSettings));
+        map.insert(PLUGIN_SETTINGS_KEY, variantFromStore(d->m_pluginSettings));
 }
 
 /*!
@@ -768,12 +768,12 @@ Project::RestoreResult Project::fromMap(const Store &map, QString *errorMessage)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(errorMessage)
     if (map.contains(EDITOR_SETTINGS_KEY)) {
-        Store values(map.value(EDITOR_SETTINGS_KEY).value<Store>());
+        Store values = storeFromVariant(map.value(EDITOR_SETTINGS_KEY));
         d->m_editorConfiguration.fromMap(values);
     }
 
     if (map.contains(PLUGIN_SETTINGS_KEY))
-        d->m_pluginSettings = map.value(PLUGIN_SETTINGS_KEY).value<Store>();
+        d->m_pluginSettings = storeFromVariant(map.value(PLUGIN_SETTINGS_KEY));
 
     bool ok;
     int maxI(map.value(TARGET_COUNT_KEY, 0).toInt(&ok));
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ void Project::createTargetFromMap(const Store &map, int index)
     if (!map.contains(key))
         return;
 
-    const Store targetMap = map.value(key).value<Store>();
+    const Store targetMap = storeFromVariant(map.value(key));
 
     Id id = idFromMap(targetMap);
     if (target(id)) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectcommentssettings.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectcommentssettings.cpp
index 57ced03d38f..b07cea9b290 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectcommentssettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectcommentssettings.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ void ProjectCommentsSettings::loadSettings()
     if (!entry.isValid())
         return;
 
-    const Store data = entry.value<Store>();
+    const Store data = storeFromVariant(entry);
     m_useGlobalSettings = data.value(kUseGlobalKey, true).toBool();
     m_customSettings.enableDoxygen = data.value(CommentsSettings::enableDoxygenSettingsKey(),
                                                 m_customSettings.enableDoxygen).toBool();
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ void ProjectCommentsSettings::saveSettings()
     data.insert(CommentsSettings::generateBriefSettingsKey(), m_customSettings.generateBrief);
     data.insert(CommentsSettings::leadingAsterisksSettingsKey(), m_customSettings.leadingAsterisks);
     data.insert(CommentsSettings::commandPrefixKey(), int(m_customSettings.commandPrefix));
-    m_project->setNamedSettings(CommentsSettings::mainSettingsKey(), QVariant::fromValue(data));
+    m_project->setNamedSettings(CommentsSettings::mainSettingsKey(), variantFromStore(data));
 }
 
 class ProjectCommentsSettingsWidget::Private
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
index 799f55ac17c..8a8c835e21d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
@@ -1702,8 +1702,8 @@ bool ProjectExplorerPlugin::initialize(const QStringList &arguments, QString *er
     const int customParserCount = s->value(Constants::CUSTOM_PARSER_COUNT_KEY).toInt();
     for (int i = 0; i < customParserCount; ++i) {
         CustomParserSettings settings;
-        settings.fromMap(s->value(Constants::CUSTOM_PARSER_PREFIX_KEY
-                                  + Key::number(i)).value<Store>());
+        settings.fromMap(storeFromVariant(
+            s->value(Constants::CUSTOM_PARSER_PREFIX_KEY + Key::number(i))));
         dd->m_customParsers << settings;
     }
 
@@ -2279,7 +2279,7 @@ void ProjectExplorerPluginPrivate::savePersistentSettings()
     s->setValueWithDefault(Constants::CUSTOM_PARSER_COUNT_KEY, int(dd->m_customParsers.count()), 0);
     for (int i = 0; i < dd->m_customParsers.count(); ++i) {
         s->setValue(Constants::CUSTOM_PARSER_PREFIX_KEY + Key::number(i),
-                    QVariant::fromValue(dd->m_customParsers.at(i).toMap()));
+                    variantFromStore(dd->m_customParsers.at(i).toMap()));
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/target.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/target.cpp
index b050e11eeb9..3660e5f1ad1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/target.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/target.cpp
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ Store Target::toMap() const
     for (int i = 0; i < bcs.size(); ++i) {
         Store data;
         bcs.at(i)->toMap(data);
-        map.insert(BC_KEY_PREFIX + Key::number(i), QVariant::fromValue(data));
+        map.insert(BC_KEY_PREFIX + Key::number(i), variantFromStore(data));
     }
 
     const QList<DeployConfiguration *> dcs = deployConfigurations();
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ Store Target::toMap() const
     for (int i = 0; i < dcs.size(); ++i) {
         Store data;
         dcs.at(i)->toMap(data);
-        map.insert(DC_KEY_PREFIX + Key::number(i), QVariant::fromValue(data));
+        map.insert(DC_KEY_PREFIX + Key::number(i), variantFromStore(data));
     }
 
     const QList<RunConfiguration *> rcs = runConfigurations();
@@ -623,11 +623,11 @@ Store Target::toMap() const
     for (int i = 0; i < rcs.size(); ++i) {
         Store data;
         rcs.at(i)->toMap(data);
-        map.insert(RC_KEY_PREFIX + Key::number(i), QVariant::fromValue(data));
+        map.insert(RC_KEY_PREFIX + Key::number(i), variantFromStore(data));
     }
 
     if (!d->m_pluginSettings.isEmpty())
-        map.insert(PLUGIN_SETTINGS_KEY, QVariant::fromValue(d->m_pluginSettings));
+        map.insert(PLUGIN_SETTINGS_KEY, variantFromStore(d->m_pluginSettings));
 
     return map;
 }
@@ -903,7 +903,7 @@ bool Target::fromMap(const Store &map)
         const Key key = BC_KEY_PREFIX + Key::number(i);
         if (!map.contains(key))
             return false;
-        const Store valueMap = map.value(key).value<Store>();
+        const Store valueMap = storeFromVariant(map.value(key));
         BuildConfiguration *bc = BuildConfigurationFactory::restore(this, valueMap);
         if (!bc) {
             qWarning("No factory found to restore build configuration!");
@@ -930,7 +930,7 @@ bool Target::fromMap(const Store &map)
         const Key key = DC_KEY_PREFIX + Key::number(i);
         if (!map.contains(key))
             return false;
-        Store valueMap = map.value(key).value<Store>();
+        Store valueMap = storeFromVariant(map.value(key));
         DeployConfiguration *dc = DeployConfigurationFactory::restore(this, valueMap);
         if (!dc) {
             Utils::Id id = idFromMap(valueMap);
@@ -959,7 +959,7 @@ bool Target::fromMap(const Store &map)
             return false;
 
         // Ignore missing RCs: We will just populate them using the default ones.
-        Store valueMap = map.value(key).value<Store>();
+        Store valueMap = storeFromVariant(map.value(key));
         RunConfiguration *rc = RunConfigurationFactory::restore(this, valueMap);
         if (!rc)
             continue;
@@ -973,7 +973,7 @@ bool Target::fromMap(const Store &map)
     }
 
     if (map.contains(PLUGIN_SETTINGS_KEY))
-        d->m_pluginSettings = map.value(PLUGIN_SETTINGS_KEY).value<Store>();
+        d->m_pluginSettings = storeFromVariant(map.value(PLUGIN_SETTINGS_KEY));
 
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchain.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchain.cpp
index 0c70b0cccb1..6bb6e1acf85 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchain.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchain.cpp
@@ -738,14 +738,14 @@ bool BadToolchains::isBadToolchain(const FilePath &toolchain) const
 QVariant BadToolchains::toVariant() const
 {
     return Utils::transform<QVariantList>(toolchains, [](const BadToolchain &bdc) {
-        return QVariant::fromValue(bdc.toMap());
+        return variantFromStore(bdc.toMap());
     });
 }
 
 BadToolchains BadToolchains::fromVariant(const QVariant &v)
 {
     return Utils::transform<QList<BadToolchain>>(v.toList(),
-            [](const QVariant &e) { return BadToolchain::fromMap(e.value<Store>()); });
+            [](const QVariant &e) { return BadToolchain::fromMap(storeFromVariant(e)); });
 }
 
 } // namespace ProjectExplorer
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchainsettingsaccessor.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchainsettingsaccessor.cpp
index be152de187f..3d957f7f0f0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchainsettingsaccessor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchainsettingsaccessor.cpp
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ void ToolChainSettingsAccessor::saveToolChains(const Toolchains &toolchains, QWi
         tc->toMap(tmp);
         if (tmp.isEmpty())
             continue;
-        data.insert(TOOLCHAIN_DATA_KEY + Key::number(count), QVariant::fromValue(tmp));
+        data.insert(TOOLCHAIN_DATA_KEY + Key::number(count), variantFromStore(tmp));
         ++count;
     }
     data.insert(TOOLCHAIN_COUNT_KEY, count);
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ Toolchains ToolChainSettingsAccessor::toolChains(const Store &data) const
         if (!data.contains(key))
             break;
 
-        const Store tcMap = data.value(key).value<Store>();
+        const Store tcMap = storeFromVariant(data.value(key));
 
         bool restored = false;
         const Utils::Id tcType = ToolChainFactory::typeIdFromMap(tcMap);
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/userfileaccessor.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/userfileaccessor.cpp
index a627e28d091..fb2ccb36f5d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/userfileaccessor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/userfileaccessor.cpp
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ Store UserFileAccessor::postprocessMerge(const Store &main,
                                          const Store &secondary,
                                          const Store &result) const
 {
-    project()->setProperty(SHARED_SETTINGS, QVariant::fromValue(secondary));
+    project()->setProperty(SHARED_SETTINGS, variantFromStore(secondary));
     return MergingSettingsAccessor::postprocessMerge(main, secondary, result);
 }
 
@@ -429,12 +429,12 @@ Store UserFileAccessor::preprocessReadSettings(const Store &data) const
 Store UserFileAccessor::prepareToWriteSettings(const Store &data) const
 {
     const Store tmp = MergingSettingsAccessor::prepareToWriteSettings(data);
-    const Store shared = retrieveSharedSettings().value<Store>();
+    const Store shared = storeFromVariant(retrieveSharedSettings());
     Store result;
     if (!shared.isEmpty()) {
         KeyList stickyKeys;
         SettingsMergeFunction merge = userStickyTrackerFunction(stickyKeys);
-        result = mergeQVariantMaps(tmp, shared, merge).value<Store>();
+        result = storeFromVariant(mergeQVariantMaps(tmp, shared, merge));
         result.insert(USER_STICKY_KEYS_KEY, stringsFromKeys(stickyKeys));
     } else {
         result = tmp;
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ Store UserFileVersion14Upgrader::upgrade(const Store &map)
     Store result;
     for (auto it = map.cbegin(), end = map.cend(); it != end; ++it) {
         if (it.value().typeId() == QVariant::Map)
-            result.insert(it.key(), QVariant::fromValue(upgrade(it.value().value<Store>())));
+            result.insert(it.key(), variantFromStore(upgrade(storeFromVariant(it.value()))));
         else if (it.key() == "AutotoolsProjectManager.AutotoolsBuildConfiguration.BuildDirectory"
                  || it.key() == "CMakeProjectManager.CMakeBuildConfiguration.BuildDirectory"
                  || it.key() == "GenericProjectManager.GenericBuildConfiguration.BuildDirectory"
@@ -490,11 +490,11 @@ UserFileVersion16Upgrader::OldStepMaps UserFileVersion16Upgrader::extractStepMap
     result.defaultDisplayName = deployMap.value("ProjectExplorer.ProjectConfiguration.DefaultDisplayName").toString();
     result.displayName = deployMap.value("ProjectExplorer.ProjectConfiguration.DisplayName").toString();
     const Key stepListKey = "ProjectExplorer.BuildConfiguration.BuildStepList.0";
-    Store stepListMap = deployMap.value(stepListKey).value<Store>();
+    Store stepListMap = storeFromVariant(deployMap.value(stepListKey));
     int stepCount = stepListMap.value("ProjectExplorer.BuildStepList.StepsCount", 0).toInt();
     Key stepKey = "ProjectExplorer.BuildStepList.Step.";
     for (int i = 0; i < stepCount; ++i) {
-        Store stepMap = stepListMap.value(stepKey + Key::number(i)).value<Store>();
+        Store stepMap = storeFromVariant(stepListMap.value(stepKey + Key::number(i)));
         const QString id = stepMap.value("ProjectExplorer.ProjectConfiguration.Id").toString();
         if (id == "Qt4ProjectManager.AndroidDeployQtStep")
             result.androidDeployQt = stepMap;
@@ -510,16 +510,16 @@ UserFileVersion16Upgrader::OldStepMaps UserFileVersion16Upgrader::extractStepMap
 Store UserFileVersion16Upgrader::removeAndroidPackageStep(Store deployMap)
 {
     const Key stepListKey = "ProjectExplorer.BuildConfiguration.BuildStepList.0";
-    Store stepListMap = deployMap.value(stepListKey).value<Store>();
+    Store stepListMap = storeFromVariant(deployMap.value(stepListKey));
     const Key stepCountKey = "ProjectExplorer.BuildStepList.StepsCount";
     int stepCount = stepListMap.value(stepCountKey, 0).toInt();
     Key stepKey = "ProjectExplorer.BuildStepList.Step.";
     int targetPosition = 0;
     for (int sourcePosition = 0; sourcePosition < stepCount; ++sourcePosition) {
-        Store stepMap = stepListMap.value(stepKey + Key::number(sourcePosition)).value<Store>();
+        Store stepMap = storeFromVariant(stepListMap.value(stepKey + Key::number(sourcePosition)));
         if (stepMap.value("ProjectExplorer.ProjectConfiguration.Id").toString()
                 != "Qt4ProjectManager.AndroidPackageInstallationStep") {
-            stepListMap.insert(stepKey + Key::number(targetPosition), QVariant::fromValue(stepMap));
+            stepListMap.insert(stepKey + Key::number(targetPosition), variantFromStore(stepMap));
             ++targetPosition;
         }
     }
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ Store UserFileVersion16Upgrader::removeAndroidPackageStep(Store deployMap)
     for (int i = targetPosition; i < stepCount; ++i)
         stepListMap.remove(stepKey + Key::number(i));
 
-    deployMap.insert(stepListKey, QVariant::fromValue(stepListMap));
+    deployMap.insert(stepListKey, variantFromStore(stepListMap));
     return deployMap;
 }
 
@@ -598,10 +598,10 @@ Store UserFileVersion16Upgrader::insertSteps(Store buildConfigurationMap,
         androidBuildApkStep.insert(VerboseOutputKey, verbose);
 
         const Key buildStepKey = "ProjectExplorer.BuildStepList.Step.";
-        buildStepListMap.insert(buildStepKey + Key::number(stepCount), QVariant::fromValue(androidPackageInstallStep));
-        buildStepListMap.insert(buildStepKey + Key::number(stepCount + 1), QVariant::fromValue(androidBuildApkStep));
+        buildStepListMap.insert(buildStepKey + Key::number(stepCount), variantFromStore(androidPackageInstallStep));
+        buildStepListMap.insert(buildStepKey + Key::number(stepCount + 1), variantFromStore(androidBuildApkStep));
 
-        buildConfigurationMap.insert(bslKey + Key::number(bslNumber), QVariant::fromValue(buildStepListMap));
+        buildConfigurationMap.insert(bslKey + Key::number(bslNumber), variantFromStore(buildStepListMap));
     }
 
     if (policy == RenameBuildConfiguration) {
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ Store UserFileVersion16Upgrader::upgrade(const Store &data)
 
     for (int i = 0; i < targetCount; ++i) {
         Key targetKey = "ProjectExplorer.Project.Target." + Key::number(i);
-        Store targetMap = data.value(targetKey).value<Store>();
+        Store targetMap = storeFromVariant(data.value(targetKey));
 
         const Key dcCountKey = "ProjectExplorer.Target.DeployConfigurationCount";
         int deployconfigurationCount = targetMap.value(dcCountKey).toInt();
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ Store UserFileVersion16Upgrader::upgrade(const Store &data)
         Key deployKey = "ProjectExplorer.Target.DeployConfiguration.";
         for (int j = 0; j < deployconfigurationCount; ++j) {
             Store deployConfigurationMap
-                    = targetMap.value(deployKey + Key::number(j)).value<Store>();
+                    = storeFromVariant(targetMap.value(deployKey + Key::number(j)));
             OldStepMaps oldStep = extractStepMaps(deployConfigurationMap);
             if (!oldStep.isEmpty()) {
                 oldSteps.append(oldStep);
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ Store UserFileVersion16Upgrader::upgrade(const Store &data)
 
         Key bcKey = "ProjectExplorer.Target.BuildConfiguration.";
         for (int j = 0; j < buildConfigurationCount; ++j) {
-            Store oldBuildConfigurationMap = targetMap.value(bcKey + Key::number(j)).value<Store>();
+            Store oldBuildConfigurationMap = storeFromVariant(targetMap.value(bcKey + Key::number(j)));
             oldBuildConfigurations.append(oldBuildConfigurationMap);
         }
 
@@ -691,8 +691,8 @@ Store UserFileVersion16Upgrader::upgrade(const Store &data)
         targetMap.insert(bcCountKey, newBuildConfigurations.size());
 
         for (int j = 0; j < newBuildConfigurations.size(); ++j)
-            targetMap.insert(bcKey + Key::number(j), QVariant::fromValue(newBuildConfigurations.at(j)));
-        result.insert(targetKey, QVariant::fromValue(targetMap));
+            targetMap.insert(bcKey + Key::number(j), variantFromStore(newBuildConfigurations.at(j)));
+        result.insert(targetKey, variantFromStore(targetMap));
     }
 
     return result;
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ Store UserFileVersion17Upgrader::upgrade(const Store &map)
     m_sticky = map.value(USER_STICKY_KEYS_KEY).toList();
     if (m_sticky.isEmpty())
         return map;
-    return process(QVariant::fromValue(map)).value<Store>();
+    return storeFromVariant(process(variantFromStore(map)));
 }
 
 QVariant UserFileVersion17Upgrader::process(const QVariant &entry)
@@ -716,13 +716,13 @@ QVariant UserFileVersion17Upgrader::process(const QVariant &entry)
         return result;
     }
     case QVariant::Map: {
-        Store result = entry.value<Store>();
+        Store result = storeFromVariant(entry);
         for (Store::iterator i = result.begin(), end = result.end(); i != end; ++i) {
             QVariant &v = i.value();
             v = process(v);
         }
         result.insert(USER_STICKY_KEYS_KEY, m_sticky);
-        return QVariant::fromValue(result);
+        return variantFromStore(result);
     }
     default:
         return entry;
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ QVariant UserFileVersion17Upgrader::process(const QVariant &entry)
 
 Store UserFileVersion18Upgrader::upgrade(const Store &map)
 {
-    return process(QVariant::fromValue(map)).value<Store>();
+    return storeFromVariant(process(variantFromStore(map)));
 }
 
 QVariant UserFileVersion18Upgrader::process(const QVariant &entry)
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ QVariant UserFileVersion18Upgrader::process(const QVariant &entry)
     case QVariant::List:
         return Utils::transform(entry.toList(), &UserFileVersion18Upgrader::process);
     case QVariant::Map: {
-        Store map = entry.value<Store>();
+        Store map = storeFromVariant(entry);
         Store result;
         for (auto it = map.cbegin(), end = map.cend(); it != end; ++it) {
             Key key = it.key() == "AutotoolsProjectManager.MakeStep.AdditionalArguments"
@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ QVariant UserFileVersion18Upgrader::process(const QVariant &entry)
                           : it.key();
             result.insert(key, UserFileVersion18Upgrader::process(it.value()));
         }
-        return QVariant::fromValue(result);
+        return variantFromStore(result);
     }
     default:
         return entry;
@@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ QVariant UserFileVersion18Upgrader::process(const QVariant &entry)
 
 Store UserFileVersion19Upgrader::upgrade(const Store &map)
 {
-    return process(QVariant::fromValue(map), KeyList()).value<Store>();
+    return storeFromVariant(process(variantFromStore(map), KeyList()));
 }
 
 QVariant UserFileVersion19Upgrader::process(const QVariant &entry, const KeyList &path)
@@ -797,7 +797,7 @@ QVariant UserFileVersion19Upgrader::process(const QVariant &entry, const KeyList
         return Utils::transform(entry.toList(),
                                 std::bind(&UserFileVersion19Upgrader::process, std::placeholders::_1, path));
     case QVariant::Map: {
-        Store map = entry.value<Store>();
+        Store map = storeFromVariant(entry);
         Store result;
         for (auto it = map.cbegin(), end = map.cend(); it != end; ++it) {
             Key key = it.key();
@@ -820,7 +820,7 @@ QVariant UserFileVersion19Upgrader::process(const QVariant &entry, const KeyList
             }
             result.insert(key, value);
         };
-        return QVariant::fromValue(result);
+        return variantFromStore(result);
     }
     default:
         return entry;
@@ -829,7 +829,7 @@ QVariant UserFileVersion19Upgrader::process(const QVariant &entry, const KeyList
 
 Store UserFileVersion20Upgrader::upgrade(const Store &map)
 {
-    return process(QVariant::fromValue(map)).value<Store>();
+    return storeFromVariant(process(variantFromStore(map)));
 }
 
 QVariant UserFileVersion20Upgrader::process(const QVariant &entry)
@@ -838,7 +838,7 @@ QVariant UserFileVersion20Upgrader::process(const QVariant &entry)
     case QVariant::List:
         return Utils::transform(entry.toList(), &UserFileVersion20Upgrader::process);
     case QVariant::Map: {
-        Store map = entry.value<Store>();
+        Store map = storeFromVariant(entry);
         Store result;
         for (auto it = map.cbegin(), end = map.cend(); it != end; ++it) {
             Key key = it.key();
@@ -849,7 +849,7 @@ QVariant UserFileVersion20Upgrader::process(const QVariant &entry)
                 value = UserFileVersion20Upgrader::process(value);
             result.insert(key, value);
         }
-        return QVariant::fromValue(result);
+        return variantFromStore(result);
     }
     default:
         return entry;
@@ -858,7 +858,7 @@ QVariant UserFileVersion20Upgrader::process(const QVariant &entry)
 
 Store UserFileVersion21Upgrader::upgrade(const Store &map)
 {
-    return process(QVariant::fromValue(map)).value<Store>();
+    return storeFromVariant(process(variantFromStore(map)));
 }
 
 QVariant UserFileVersion21Upgrader::process(const QVariant &entry)
@@ -867,17 +867,17 @@ QVariant UserFileVersion21Upgrader::process(const QVariant &entry)
     case QVariant::List:
         return Utils::transform(entry.toList(), &UserFileVersion21Upgrader::process);
     case QVariant::Map: {
-        Store entryMap = entry.value<Store>();
+        Store entryMap = storeFromVariant(entry);
         if (entryMap.value("ProjectExplorer.ProjectConfiguration.Id").toString()
                 == "DeployToGenericLinux") {
             entryMap.insert("_checkMakeInstall", true);
-            return QVariant::fromValue(entryMap);
+            return variantFromStore(entryMap);
         }
-        Store map = entry.value<Store>();
+        Store map = storeFromVariant(entry);
         Store result;
         for (auto it = map.cbegin(), end = map.cend(); it != end; ++it)
             result.insert(it.key(), UserFileVersion21Upgrader::process(it.value()));
-        return QVariant::fromValue(result);
+        return variantFromStore(result);
     }
     default:
         return entry;
@@ -898,7 +898,7 @@ public:
     TestUserFileAccessor(Project *project) : UserFileAccessor(project) { }
 
     void storeSharedSettings(const Store &data) const { m_storedSettings = data; }
-    QVariant retrieveSharedSettings() const override { return QVariant::fromValue(m_storedSettings); }
+    QVariant retrieveSharedSettings() const override { return variantFromStore(m_storedSettings); }
 
     using UserFileAccessor::preprocessReadSettings;
     using UserFileAccessor::prepareToWriteSettings;
diff --git a/src/plugins/qnx/qnxsettingspage.cpp b/src/plugins/qnx/qnxsettingspage.cpp
index 301bdec83b8..a4b2cb8c3dd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qnx/qnxsettingspage.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qnx/qnxsettingspage.cpp
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ public:
             if (tmp.isEmpty())
                 continue;
 
-            data.insert(QNXConfigDataKey + Key::number(count), QVariant::fromValue(tmp));
+            data.insert(QNXConfigDataKey + Key::number(count), variantFromStore(tmp));
             ++count;
         }
 
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ public:
                 continue;
 
             QnxConfiguration config;
-            config.fromMap(data.value(key).value<Store>());
+            config.fromMap(storeFromVariant(data.value(key)));
             m_configurations[config.m_envFile] = config;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/plugins/qtsupport/qtversionmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/qtsupport/qtversionmanager.cpp
index d8cb2407fc1..8302045e674 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qtsupport/qtversionmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qtsupport/qtversionmanager.cpp
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ static bool restoreQtVersions()
         if (!ok || count < 0)
             continue;
 
-        const Store qtversionMap = it.value().value<Store>();
+        const Store qtversionMap = storeFromVariant(it.value());
         const QString type = qtversionMap.value(QTVERSION_TYPE_KEY).toString();
 
         bool restored = false;
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ void QtVersionManager::updateFromInstaller(bool emitSignal)
         if (!ok || count < 0)
             continue;
 
-        Store qtversionMap = it.value().value<Store>();
+        Store qtversionMap = storeFromVariant(it.value());
         const QString type = qtversionMap.value(QTVERSION_TYPE_KEY).toString();
         const QString autoDetectionSource = qtversionMap.value("autodetectionSource").toString();
         sdkVersions << autoDetectionSource;
diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/codestylepool.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/codestylepool.cpp
index 23b8aaccf8f..949b38ab336 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/codestylepool.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/codestylepool.cpp
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ ICodeStylePreferences *CodeStylePool::loadCodeStyle(const FilePath &fileName)
     if (m.contains(codeStyleDataKey)) {
         const QByteArray id = fileName.completeBaseName().toUtf8();
         const QString displayName = reader.restoreValue(displayNameKey).toString();
-        const Store map = reader.restoreValue(codeStyleDataKey).value<Store>();
+        const Store map = storeFromVariant(reader.restoreValue(codeStyleDataKey));
         if (d->m_factory) {
             codeStyle = d->m_factory->createCodeStyle();
             codeStyle->setId(id);
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ void CodeStylePool::exportCodeStyle(const FilePath &fileName, ICodeStylePreferen
     const Store map = codeStyle->toMap();
     const Store tmp = {
         {displayNameKey, codeStyle->displayName()},
-        {codeStyleDataKey, QVariant::fromValue(map)}
+        {codeStyleDataKey, variantFromStore(map)}
     };
     PersistentSettingsWriter writer(fileName, QLatin1String(codeStyleDocKey));
     writer.save(tmp, Core::ICore::dialogParent());