# Remote Rendering needs WMIC which was deprecated

**URL:** <https://forum.magicleap.cloud/t/remote-rendering-needs-wmic-which-was-deprecated/4462>\
**Category:** Remote Rendering\
**Created:** [October 16, 2024, 3:46pm UTC](https://forum.magicleap.cloud/t/remote-rendering-needs-wmic-which-was-deprecated/4462 "2024-10-16T15:46:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![jakob.greuel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbce88/32.png) [@jakob.greuel](https://forum.magicleap.cloud/u/jakob.greuel)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2024, 3:46pm UTC](https://forum.magicleap.cloud/t/remote-rendering-needs-wmic-which-was-deprecated/4462/1 "2024-10-16T15:46:58Z")

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Hello!  
When i tried to install Remote Rendering, it showed me an error indicating i dont have a nvidea gpu, even though i have one.

 ![Screenshot 2024-10-16 094447](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/magicleap1/original/2X/2/262bebcb6906fea8bf3b148e20c23dc09715124c.jpeg)

By screen recording the process i was able to capture a cmd opening for a few frames, indicating that the error was due to not finding wmic program.

 ![Screenshot 2024-10-16 094433](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/magicleap1/original/2X/3/3a9642dae63d053f18da16c65d2259ed9ccba837.jpeg)

Apparently, the feature was recently deprecated and is no longer automatically installed. Since no one else had this issue, i guess they only recently started not shipping it with Windows.

> **[WMI command-line (WMIC) utility - Win32 apps](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/wmisdk/wmic)**
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> Learn how to use the WMI command-line (WMIC) utility as a command-line interface for Windows Management Instrumentation.

> **[WMI command line (WMIC) utility deprecation: Next steps](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-it-pro-blog/wmi-command-line-wmic-utility-deprecation-next-steps/ba-p/4039242)**
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> Get ready for the next step in WMIC deprecation: this feature on demand will be disabled by default soon.

After installing WMIC manually, i was able to install Remote Rendering.

> **[How to install WMIC Feature on Demand on Windows 11](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-it-pro-blog/how-to-install-wmic-feature-on-demand-on-windows-11/ba-p/4189530)**
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> Prepare for deprecation of Windows Management Instrumentation Command (WMIC) line.

Possible actions to take:

- add the wmic requirement to the setup guide  
[Remote Render Setup | MagicLeap Developer Documentation](https://developer-docs.magicleap.cloud/docs/guides/remote-rendering/remote-rendering/#)
- add an error message indicating wmic is needed
- remove the dependency on wmic

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**Author:** ![aheaney](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f08c70/32.png) [@aheaney](https://forum.magicleap.cloud/u/aheaney)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2024, 4:54pm UTC](https://forum.magicleap.cloud/t/remote-rendering-needs-wmic-which-was-deprecated/4462/2 "2024-10-16T16:54:14Z")

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Hello,

Welcome to the forums! Thanks for raising this issue! You're right- the installer does depend on WMIC, which apparently may be deprecated / removed. Thanks for the deep investigation and posting your notes for the community. We'll raise the concern with our internal development team and, at a minimum, we can update the setup guide.

Best,  
Adam

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/magicleap1/original/1X/bd9b737a4d45ea243aa7eb177d60a773b806899a.svg) [@system](https://forum.magicleap.cloud/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 4:54pm UTC](https://forum.magicleap.cloud/t/remote-rendering-needs-wmic-which-was-deprecated/4462/3 "2024-10-31T16:54:39Z")

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