Re: Course Restore in Moodle 4 doesn't seem to work

php-cgi.exe is what your web service uses for php scripts.
You need a php cli exe. Any moodle .php script in a cli directory of moodle code can only be executed by the PHP for CLI.

Might review:

https://docs.moodle.org/en/Windows_installation

and focus on something for php cli scripts.

Study up?

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/iis/application-frameworks/install-and-configure-php-on-iis/using-php-manager-for-iis-to-setup-and-configure-php

Comments: for what it's worth ...

shame on you Windows experts in these forums!!!!

maybe it's time to learn some Linux?

'SoS', Ken