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win_msi - Installs and uninstalls Windows MSI files

New in version 1.7.

Synopsis

Installs or uninstalls a Windows MSI file that is already located on the target server

Options

parameter required default choices comments
creates
 no
Path to a file created by installing the MSI to prevent from attempting to reinstall the package on every run
extra_args
 no
Additional arguments to pass to the msiexec.exe command
path
 yes
File system path to the MSI file to install
state
 no present
  • present
  • absent
Whether the MSI file should be installed or uninstalled
wait
(added in 2.1)
 no
  • True
  • True
  • False
  • False
Specify whether to wait for install or uninstall to complete before continuing.

Examples

# Install an MSI file
- win_msi: path=C:\\7z920-x64.msi

# Install an MSI, and wait for it to complete before continuing
- win_msi: path=C:\\7z920-x64.msi wait=true

# Uninstall an MSI file
- win_msi: path=C:\\7z920-x64.msi state=absent

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Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/win_msi_module.html