diff --git a/interface/src/scripting/PlatformInfoScriptingInterface.cpp b/interface/src/scripting/PlatformInfoScriptingInterface.cpp
index a6ef660b27..647262c547 100644
--- a/interface/src/scripting/PlatformInfoScriptingInterface.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/scripting/PlatformInfoScriptingInterface.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@
 //
 #include "PlatformInfoScriptingInterface.h"
 
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+#include <Windows.h>
+#endif
+
 PlatformInfoScriptingInterface* PlatformInfoScriptingInterface::getInstance() {
     static PlatformInfoScriptingInterface sharedInstance;
     return &sharedInstance;
@@ -23,6 +27,7 @@ QString PlatformInfoScriptingInterface::getOperatingSystemType() {
 }
 
 QString PlatformInfoScriptingInterface::getCPUBrand() {
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
     int CPUInfo[4] = { -1 };
     unsigned   nExIds, i = 0;
     char CPUBrandString[0x40];
@@ -42,16 +47,21 @@ QString PlatformInfoScriptingInterface::getCPUBrand() {
     }
 
     return CPUBrandString;
-    //////string includes manufacturer, model and clockspeed
-    ////cout << "CPU Type: " << CPUBrandString << endl;
-
-
-    ////SYSTEM_INFO sysInfo;
-    ////GetSystemInfo(&sysInfo);
-    ////cout << "Number of Cores: " << sysInfo.dwNumberOfProcessors << endl;
-
+#else
+    return "NOT IMPLEMENTED";
+#endif
+}
     ////MEMORYSTATUSEX statex;
     ////statex.dwLength = sizeof (statex);
     ////GlobalMemoryStatusEx(&statex);
     ////cout << "Total System Memory: " << (statex.ullTotalPhys / 1024) / 1024 << "MB" << endl;
+
+int PlatformInfoScriptingInterface::getNumCores() {
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+    SYSTEM_INFO sysInfo;
+    GetSystemInfo(&sysInfo);
+    return sysInfo.dwNumberOfProcessors;
+#else
+    return -1;
+#endif
 }
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diff --git a/interface/src/scripting/PlatformInfoScriptingInterface.h b/interface/src/scripting/PlatformInfoScriptingInterface.h
index d8cba43884..47c8401455 100644
--- a/interface/src/scripting/PlatformInfoScriptingInterface.h
+++ b/interface/src/scripting/PlatformInfoScriptingInterface.h
@@ -32,6 +32,13 @@ public slots:
     * @returns {string} brand of CPU
     */
     QString getCPUBrand();
+
+    /**jsdoc
+    * Returns the number of CPU cores
+    *function PlatformInfo.getNumCores()
+    * @returns {int} number of CPU cores
+    */
+    int getNumCores();
 };
 
 #endif  // hifi_PlatformInfoScriptingInterface_h