Thanks Jon- that's a great workaround! On Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at 6:13:39 AM UTC-7, J Hawkesworth wrote: > > You can install hotfixes if necessary, although its a bit of a faff. > > see https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/27738398 > > You have to use wusa with /extract to unpack the update file (which does > work over winrm) and then use dism.exe to install the cab. > > Example below. > > Hope this helps, > > Jon > > - name: check if Windows8.1-KB2999226-x64.msu hotfix has been applied > raw: Get-Hotfix -Id KB2999226 > register: hotfix_status > ignore_errors: true > > - name: show hotfix status > debug: > var: hotfix_status > > # Unfortunately you can't use wusa directly to install windows updates. > # see https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2773898 for details > # you have to unpack the update file and then use dism.exe to install the > cab > > - name: unpack the hotfix if needed > raw: 'wusa C:\deployment\current\Windows8.1-KB2999226-x64.msu > /extract:C:\deployment\archive' > when: "hotfix_status.rc == 1" > > - name: use dism to install the cab containing the hotfix > raw: 'dism.exe /online /add-package > /PackagePath:C:\deployment\archive\Windows8.1-KB2999226-x64.cab' > when: "hotfix_status.rc == 1" > > > > On Thursday, October 13, 2016 at 4:34:50 PM UTC+1, Matt Davis wrote: >> >> This functionality isn't currently implemented on win_updates. I've had a >> few people ask for it, and I might have time to implement it for 2.3, as >> it's not terribly difficult so long as we stick to "limit the update >> search/install to these KBs" and not "force install exactly these KBs". >> >> Unfortunately I believe KB2842230 is a hotfix, and thus not available on >> Windows Update- we don't yet have a supported method to install hotfixes >> under WinRM. wusa.exe is the only supported method, and it fails under >> WinRM (likely for the same reason that makes the win_updates module so >> complex). If you have to touch the box anyway, you might do better to just >> upgrade to Powershell 4 or 5. >> >> -Matt >> >> On Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at 11:15:42 AM UTC-7, Brian Jackson wrote: >>> >>> I don't see this functionality in the `win_updates` module, but I wanted >>> to ask. I have a prerequisite on Windows 7 to install KB2999226 and >>> KB2842230. I'd prefer to not install every available update to preserve >>> consistency, portability, reproducibility, etc. Is there an easy way to do >>> this? >>> >>> P.S. I need those KBs so Ansible itself can install/upgrade Chocolatey >>> properly. I've installed them manually on a test box to verify they fix my >>> Ansible/Chocolatey issues. >>> >>
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