Mixlib::Install::Options::InvalidOptions: Unknown architecture the. on Windows Server 2016

Version:

3.11

Environment:

• Used as part of chef_client_updater cookbook
• Running on Windows Server 2016

Scenario:

Fails to update chef_client because mixlib::Install returns an invalid architecture:

    Mixlib::Install::Options::InvalidOptions
    ----------------------------------------
    Unknown architecture the.
    Must be one of: aarch64, i386, powerpc, ppc64, ppc64le, s390x, sparc, x86_64

Steps to Reproduce:

Unknown.

Expected Result:

Should return x86_64 as the architecture.

Actual Result:

    ================================================================================
    Error executing action `update` on resource 'chef_client_updater[Install latest Chef]'
    ================================================================================

    Mixlib::Install::Options::InvalidOptions
    ----------------------------------------
    Unknown architecture the.
    Must be one of: aarch64, i386, powerpc, ppc64, ppc64le, s390x, sparc, x86_64

    Cookbook Trace:
    ---------------
    c:/chef/cache/cookbooks/chef_client_updater/providers/default.rb:125:in `new'
    c:/chef/cache/cookbooks/chef_client_updater/providers/default.rb:125:in `mixlib_install'
    c:/chef/cache/cookbooks/chef_client_updater/providers/default.rb:156:in `desired_version'
    c:/chef/cache/cookbooks/chef_client_updater/providers/default.rb:168:in `update_necessary?'
    c:/chef/cache/cookbooks/chef_client_updater/providers/default.rb:462:in `block in class_from_file'

    Resource Declaration:
    ---------------------
    # In c:/chef/cache/cookbooks/POP_Base/recipes/default.rb

     10: chef_client_updater 'Install latest Chef' do
     11:   version '14'
     12: end
     13:

    Compiled Resource:
    ------------------
    # Declared in c:/chef/cache/cookbooks/POP_Base/recipes/default.rb:10:in `from_file'

    chef_client_updater("Install latest Chef") do
      action [:update]
      default_guard_interpreter :default
      declared_type :chef_client_updater
      cookbook_name "POP_Base"
      recipe_name "default"
      version "14"
    end

    System Info:
    ------------
    chef_version=13.8.5
    platform=windows
    platform_version=10.0.14393
    ruby=ruby 2.4.3p205 (2017-12-14 revision 61247) [x64-mingw32]
    program_name=C:/opscode/chef/bin/chef-client
    executable=C:/opscode/chef/bin/chef-client

Start with the Mixlib::Install call at c:/chef/cache/cookbooks/chef_client_updater/providers/default.rb:125 and trace how the architecture value is obtained on Windows Server 2016. Reproduce the chef_client_updater update if possible, then verify that the reported architecture is x86_64 instead of "the."