wmic is not recognized as an internal or external command on a clean install of Windows 11 24H2

[hdcore]

Q	A
Bug report?	yes
Feature request?	no
Library version	2.11.0 who is reporting itself as 2.10
PHP version	8.3.10
Windows version	24H2 clean install (no upgrade)

I've installed my computer with a clean install of the most recent Windows 24H2 installation media.
The error I've got is:

phpinsights analyse --no-interaction --ansi
'wmic' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
'wmic' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
'wmic' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
'wmic' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
'wmic' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

Fatal error: Uncaught DivisionByZeroError: Division by zero in C:\WAMP\APPS\php-qa\vendor\nunomaduro\phpinsights\src\Domain\Runner.php:115
Stack trace:
#0 C:\WAMP\APPS\php-qa\vendor\nunomaduro\phpinsights\src\Domain\Insights\InsightFactory.php(98): NunoMaduro\PhpInsights\Domain\Runner->run()
#1 C:\WAMP\APPS\php-qa\vendor\nunomaduro\phpinsights\src\Domain\Insights\InsightFactory.php(69): NunoMaduro\PhpInsights\Domain\Insights\InsightFactory->runInsightCollector()
#2 C:\WAMP\APPS\php-qa\vendor\nunomaduro\phpinsights\src\Domain\Insights\InsightCollectionFactory.php(67): NunoMaduro\PhpInsights\Domain\Insights\InsightFactory->makeFrom()
#3 [internal function]: NunoMaduro\PhpInsights\Domain\Insights\InsightCollectionFactory::NunoMaduro\PhpInsights\Domain\Insights{closure}()
#4 C:\WAMP\APPS\php-qa\vendor\nunomaduro\phpinsights\src\Domain\Insights\InsightCollectionFactory.php(66): array_map()
#5 C:\WAMP\APPS\php-qa\vendor\nunomaduro\phpinsights\src\Application\Console\Analyser.php(36): NunoMaduro\PhpInsights\Domain\Insights\InsightCollectionFactory->get()
#6 C:\WAMP\APPS\php-qa\vendor\nunomaduro\phpinsights\src\Application\Console\Commands\AnalyseCommand.php(65): NunoMaduro\PhpInsights\Application\Console\Analyser->analyse()
#7 [internal function]: NunoMaduro\PhpInsights\Application\Console\Commands\AnalyseCommand->__invoke()
#8 C:\WAMP\APPS\php-qa\vendor\nunomaduro\phpinsights\src\Application\Console\Commands\InvokableCommand.php(41): call_user_func()
#9 C:\WAMP\APPS\php-qa\vendor\symfony\console\Command\Command.php(279): NunoMaduro\PhpInsights\Application\Console\Commands\InvokableCommand->execute()
#10 C:\WAMP\APPS\php-qa\vendor\symfony\console\Application.php(1029): Symfony\Component\Console\Command\Command->run()
#11 C:\WAMP\APPS\php-qa\vendor\symfony\console\Application.php(316): Symfony\Component\Console\Application->doRunCommand()
#12 C:\WAMP\APPS\php-qa\vendor\symfony\console\Application.php(167): Symfony\Component\Console\Application->doRun()
#13 C:\WAMP\APPS\php-qa\vendor\nunomaduro\phpinsights\bin\phpinsights(42): Symfony\Component\Console\Application->run()
#14 C:\WAMP\APPS\php-qa\vendor\nunomaduro\phpinsights\bin\phpinsights(43): {closure}()
#15 C:\WAMP\APPS\php-qa\vendor\bin\phpinsights(119): include('...')
#16 {main}
thrown in C:\WAMP\APPS\php-qa\vendor\nunomaduro\phpinsights\src\Domain\Runner.php on line 115
PHP Fatal error: Uncaught DivisionByZeroError: Division by zero in C:\WAMP\APPS\php-qa\vendor\nunomaduro\phpinsights\src\Domain\Runner.php:115
Stack trace:
#0 C:\WAMP\APPS\php-qa\vendor\nunomaduro\phpinsights\src\Domain\Insights\InsightFactory.php(98): NunoMaduro\PhpInsights\Domain\Runner->run()
#1 C:\WAMP\APPS\php-qa\vendor\nunomaduro\phpinsights\src\Domain\Insights\InsightFactory.php(69): NunoMaduro\PhpInsights\Domain\Insights\InsightFactory->runInsightCollector()
#2 C:\WAMP\APPS\php-qa\vendor\nunomaduro\phpinsights\src\Domain\Insights\InsightCollectionFactory.php(67): NunoMaduro\PhpInsights\Domain\Insights\InsightFactory->makeFrom()
#3 [internal function]: NunoMaduro\PhpInsights\Domain\Insights\InsightCollectionFactory::NunoMaduro\PhpInsights\Domain\Insights{closure}()
#4 C:\WAMP\APPS\php-qa\vendor\nunomaduro\phpinsights\src\Domain\Insights\InsightCollectionFactory.php(66): array_map()
#5 C:\WAMP\APPS\php-qa\vendor\nunomaduro\phpinsights\src\Application\Console\Analyser.php(36): NunoMaduro\PhpInsights\Domain\Insights\InsightCollectionFactory->get()
#6 C:\WAMP\APPS\php-qa\vendor\nunomaduro\phpinsights\src\Application\Console\Commands\AnalyseCommand.php(65): NunoMaduro\PhpInsights\Application\Console\Analyser->analyse()
#7 [internal function]: NunoMaduro\PhpInsights\Application\Console\Commands\AnalyseCommand->__invoke()
#8 C:\WAMP\APPS\php-qa\vendor\nunomaduro\phpinsights\src\Application\Console\Commands\InvokableCommand.php(41): call_user_func()
#9 C:\WAMP\APPS\php-qa\vendor\symfony\console\Command\Command.php(279): NunoMaduro\PhpInsights\Application\Console\Commands\InvokableCommand->execute()
#10 C:\WAMP\APPS\php-qa\vendor\symfony\console\Application.php(1029): Symfony\Component\Console\Command\Command->run()
#11 C:\WAMP\APPS\php-qa\vendor\symfony\console\Application.php(316): Symfony\Component\Console\Application->doRunCommand()
#12 C:\WAMP\APPS\php-qa\vendor\symfony\console\Application.php(167): Symfony\Component\Console\Application->doRun()
#13 C:\WAMP\APPS\php-qa\vendor\nunomaduro\phpinsights\bin\phpinsights(42): Symfony\Component\Console\Application->run()
#14 C:\WAMP\APPS\php-qa\vendor\nunomaduro\phpinsights\bin\phpinsights(43): {closure}()
#15 C:\WAMP\APPS\php-qa\vendor\bin\phpinsights(119): include('...')
#16 {main}
thrown in C:\WAMP\APPS\php-qa\vendor\nunomaduro\phpinsights\src\Domain\Runner.php on line 115
Script phpinsights analyse --no-interaction --ansi handling the phpinsights event returned with error code 255

Starting from Windows 24H2 the wmic command will not be installed by default.
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-it-pro-blog/wmi-command-line-wmic-utility-deprecation-next-steps/ba-p/4039242 . As a workaround I could install the feature manually https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-it-pro-blog/how-to-install-wmic-feature-on-demand-on-windows-11/ba-p/4189530 but this is not a future proof solution.

Can you replace the wmic command by another method or library?

[Jibbarth]

Hello,

A solution could be to use the https://github.com/theofidry/cpu-core-counter lib instead of our own implementation, but I can see it use wmic also, so I'm not sure.

However, you can fix the number to threads in your phpinsights.php config file

    /*
    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    | Threads
    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    |
    | Here you may adjust how many threads (core) PHPInsights can use to perform
    | the analysis. This is optional, don't provide it and the tool will guess
    | the max core number available. It accepts null value or integer > 0.
    |
    */

    'threads' => 2, // For example

[hdcore]

The workaround with the number of threads works for now.

It looks that cpu-core-counter lib has three methods for windows to detect the cpu number count (cmi/powershell, registry and wmic)
https://github.com/theofidry/cpu-core-counter/blob/main/src/Finder/FinderRegistry.php#L52

[hdcore]

See also theofidry/cpu-core-counter#55