[BUG] Missing pdh.dll when running under Windows PE #1787
Description
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Description
Starting with version 2.41.0 and continuing through the current latest version 2.45.0, attempting to run fastfetch under Windows PE (Windows Preinstallation Environment, December 2024 build) results in the following error:
The code execution cannot proceed because pdh.dll was not found. Reinstalling the program may fix this problem.
This issue does not occur in version 2.40.4 and older. Those versions work fine in the same environment without requiring any additional system DLLs.
Workaround:
Manually copying pdh.dll from a full Windows installation (e.g., from %SystemRoot%\System32\pdh.dll on Windows 10/11) into the same directory as fastfetch.exe resolves the issue. This confirms that the issue is related to the missing pdh.dll in the Windows PE environment.
Version used
fastfetch 2.45.0 (x86_64)
Bug prevalence
Always
Regression
Yes
Installation
GitHub Releases
Package manager
No response
Screenshots
Configuration
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