win_optional_feature – Manage optional Windows features

New in version 2.8.

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 / 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

win_chocolatey – Manage packages using chocolatey

The official documentation on the win_chocolatey module.

win_feature – Installs and uninstalls Windows Features on Windows Server

The official documentation on the win_feature module.

win_package – Installs/uninstalls an installable package

The official documentation on the win_package module.

Examples

- 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

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

Status

• This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]

• This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

Authors

• Carson Anderson (@rcanderson23)

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