ansible.windows.win_optional_feature – Manage optional Windows features

Note

This plugin is part of the ansible.windows collection (version 1.7.3).

You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install ansible.windows.

To use it in a playbook, specify: ansible.windows.win_optional_feature.

Synopsis

  • Install or uninstall optional Windows features on non-Server Windows.
  • This module uses the Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature and Disable-WindowsOptionalFeature cmdlets.

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
include_parent
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Whether to enable the parent feature and the parent's dependencies.
name
list / elements=string / required
The name(s) of the feature to install.
This relates to FeatureName in the Powershell cmdlet.
To list all available features use the PowerShell command Get-WindowsOptionalFeature.
source
string
Specify a source to install the feature from.
Can either be {driveletter}:\sources\sxs or \\{IP}\share\sources\sxs.
state
string
    Choices:
  • absent
  • present
Whether to ensure the feature is absent or present on the system.

See Also

See also

chocolatey.chocolatey.win_chocolatey

The official documentation on the chocolatey.chocolatey.win_chocolatey module.

ansible.windows.win_feature

The official documentation on the ansible.windows.win_feature module.

ansible.windows.win_package

The official documentation on the ansible.windows.win_package module.

Examples

- name: Install .Net 3.5
  ansible.windows.win_optional_feature:
    name: NetFx3
    state: present

- name: Install .Net 3.5 from source
  ansible.windows.win_optional_feature:
    name: NetFx3
    source: \\share01\win10\sources\sxs
    state: present

- name: Install Microsoft Subsystem for Linux
  ansible.windows.win_optional_feature:
    name: Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux
    state: present
  register: wsl_status

- name: Reboot if installing Linux Subsytem as feature requires it
  ansible.windows.win_reboot:
  when: wsl_status.reboot_required

- name: Install multiple features in one task
  ansible.windows.win_optional_feature:
    name:
    - NetFx3
    - Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux
    state: present

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key Returned Description
reboot_required
boolean
success
True when the target server requires a reboot to complete updates

Sample:
True


Authors

  • Carson Anderson (@rcanderson23)

© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2021 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/ansible/windows/win_optional_feature_module.html