windows

Add Windows Registry on Windows-like systems - Ansible module win_regedit

March 17, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, registry, module, windows, windows server, regedit

How to Add Windows Registry key-value on Windows-like systems with Ansible?

Remove Windows Registry path or key on Windows-like systems - Ansible module win_regedit

March 17, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, registry, module, windows, windows server

How to Remove Windows Registry key on Windows-like systems with Ansible?

Check .NET Framework Version on Windows with Ansible

March 15, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, registry, module, dotnet, windows, net, windows server

How to Check the .NET Framework version on Windows-like systems with Ansible?

Rolling Update Windows-like systems - Ansible module win_updates

March 15, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, update, module, win_updates, windows, rolling, windows server

How to perform Rolling Update with Ansible on Windows-like systems? Every System Administrator knows how important is to maintain an up-to-date fleet in a consistent state.

Create Directories in Windows Systems Using Ansible

March 14, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, file, module, directory, windows, folder, windows server

How to create a directory in Windows-like systems with Ansible? I’m going to show you a live Playbook and some simple Ansible code.

How to Check If a Directory Exists on Windows-like Systems with Ansible

March 13, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, stat, module, directory, windows, filesystem

How to check if a directory/folder exists on Windows-like systems with Ansible?

Configuring Windows Hosts for Ansible: Step-by-Step Guide

March 7, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, configure, windows, user, playbook, windows 10, ansible for windows, ansible winrm

How to configure a Windows Host for Ansible? I’ll show you step by step on a freshly installed machine how to configure a “basic” authentication, use a Local Accounts for authentication and successfully execute a simple “win_ping” Ansible Playbook.

Download a file in Windows-like systems - Ansible module win_get_url

February 3, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, download, URL, windows, download

How to download a file in Windows-like systems with Ansible? I’m going to show you a live Playbook and some simple Ansible code.

Extract an archive in Windows-like systems - Ansible module win_unzip

February 1, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, unarchive, module, file, windows, zip, unzip

How to extract a ZIP compressed archive in Windows-like systems in Ansible?

Copy files from Windows remote hosts - Ansible module fetch

January 31, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, fetch, module, files, windows

How to Copy files from Windows remote hosts with Ansible? I’m going to show you a live Playbook with some simple Ansible code.

Create an empty file in Windows-like systems - Ansible module win_file

January 27, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, file, module, filesystem, win_file, Windows, Windows Server

How to create an empty file in Windows-like systems with Ansible?

Install Docker in Windows-like systems - Ansible module win_chocolatey

January 26, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
container, docker, podman, ansible, win_chocolatey, chocolatey, module, windows, install

How to Install Docker in Windows-like systems with Ansible? Today I’m going to reveal how to install the software in a Windows-managed host using Chocolatey Package Manager.

Ansible troubleshooting - Windows 11 Error 0x80370102 WSL: Windows Subsystem for Linux

January 10, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, troubleshooting, windows, wsl, error, fatal, 0x80370102

Today we’re going to talk about Ansible troubleshooting, specifically about Windows Subsystem for Linux error 0x80370102.

How to install Ansible in Windows 11 WSL Windows Subsystem for Linux - Ansible install

January 10, 2022
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, install, windows, wsl, Ubuntu

How to install Ansible in Windows 11. Today we’re going to talk about the easier way to install and maintain Ansible inside Windows 11 using the Windows Subsystem for Linux.

Mount a Windows share in Linux SMB/CIFS - Ansible module mount

November 13, 2021
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, mount, windows, smbfs, CIFS, fstab, network file system

How to mount a Windows share in Linux SMB/CIFS with Ansible?

Install Google Chrome in Windows-like systems - Ansible module win_chocolatey

November 4, 2021
Posted by Luca Berton
google-chrome, browser, Google, ansible, win_chocolatey, chocolatey, module, windows, install

How to Install Google Chrome in Windows-like systems with Ansible? Today I’m going to reveal how to install the software in a Windows-managed host using Chocolatey Package Manager.

Ansible troubleshooting - Windows 10 Error 0x80370102 WSL: Windows Subsystem for Linux

October 26, 2021
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, troubleshooting, windows, wsl, error, fatal, 0x80370102

Today we’re going to talk about Ansible troubleshooting, specifically about Windows Subsystem for Linux error 0x80370102.

How to install Ansible in Windows 10 WSL Windows Subsystem for Linux - Ansible install

October 25, 2021
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, install, windows, wsl, Ubuntu, operating system, installation, linux, apt

How to install Ansible in Windows 10 Today we’re going to talk about the easier way to install and maintain Ansible inside Windows 10 using the Windows Subsystem for Linux.

Pause execution - Ansible module pause

October 8, 2021
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, pause, module, linux, windows

How to pause a playbook execution for a certain amount of time with Ansible?

Fix PowerShell and Sudo Incompatibility in Ansible

September 28, 2021
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, troubleshooting, become, windows, PowerShell, error, fatal

Introduction Welcome back to Ansible Pilot! I’m Luca Berton, and today we’re diving into Ansible troubleshooting, focusing on the error that states “the PowerShell shell family is incompatible with the sudo become plugin.

Reboot Windows hosts - Ansible module win_reboot

September 27, 2021
Posted by Luca Berton
win_reboot, ansible win_reboot, ansible, reboot, windows, module

How to reboot remote Windows hosts with Ansible? I’m going to show you a live Playbook with some simple Ansible code.

Copy Files to Windows Hosts with Ansible's win_copy Module

September 14, 2021
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, copy, module, files, windows, filesystem

How to copy files to Windows remote hosts? I’m going to show you a live Playbook with some simple Ansible code.

Install Windows software - Ansible module win_chocolatey

September 8, 2021
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, install, windows, package, chocolatey, win_chocolatey

How to Install Windows software with Ansible? Today I’m going to reveal a secret to installing the software in a Windows-managed host using Chocolatey Package Manager.

Test Windows host availability - Ansible module win_ping

August 20, 2021
Posted by Luca Berton
ansible, ping, module, windows, connection

How to test Windows host availability? Today we’re going to talk about the simplest way to test if a Windows-managed host is available to receive our commands.