Try SpotterManage optional Windows features
| "added in version" 2.8 of ansible.builtin"
Authors: Carson Anderson (@rcanderson23)
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pipInstall with pip install ansible==2.9.27
Install or uninstall optional Windows features on non-Server Windows.
This module uses the C(Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature) and C(Disable-WindowsOptionalFeature) cmdlets.
- name: Install .Net 3.5
win_optional_feature:
name: NetFx3
state: present
- name: Install .Net 3.5 from source
win_optional_feature:
name: NetFx3
source: \\share01\win10\sources\sxs
state: present
- name: Install Microsoft Subsystem for Linux
win_optional_feature:
name: Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux
state: present
register: wsl_status
- name: Reboot if installing Linux Subsytem as feature requires it win_reboot: when: wsl_status.reboot_required
- name: Install multiple features in one task
win_optional_feature:
name:
- NetFx3
- Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux
state: present
name:
description:
- The name(s) of the feature to install.
- This relates to C(FeatureName) in the Powershell cmdlet.
- To list all available features use the PowerShell command C(Get-WindowsOptionalFeature).
required: true
type: list
state:
choices:
- absent
- present
default: present
description:
- Whether to ensure the feature is absent or present on the system.
type: str
source:
description:
- Specify a source to install the feature from.
- Can either be C({driveletter}:\sources\sxs) or C(\\{IP}\share\sources\sxs).
type: str
include_parent:
default: false
description:
- Whether to enable the parent feature and the parent's dependencies.
type: bool
reboot_required: description: True when the target server requires a reboot to complete updates returned: success sample: true type: bool