ansible/docs/docsite/rst/user_guide/windows.rst

.. _windows:

Windows Guides
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The following sections provide information on managing
Windows hosts with Ansible.

Because Windows is a non-POSIX-compliant operating system, there are differences between
how Ansible interacts with them and the way Windows works. These guides will highlight
some of the differences between Linux/Unix hosts and hosts running Windows.

.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 2

   windows_setup
   windows_winrm
   windows_usage
   windows_dsc
   windows_performance
   windows_faq
Add support for Windows hosts in the SSH connection plugin (#47732) * Add support for Windows hosts in the SSH connection plugin * fix Python 2.6 unit test and sanity issues * fix up connection tests in CI, disable SCP for now * ensure we don't pollute the existing environment during the test * Add connection_windows_ssh to classifier * use test dir for inventory file * Required powershell as default shell and fix tests * Remove exlicit become_methods on connection * clarify console encoding comment * ignore recent SCP errors in integration tests * Add cmd shell type and added more tests * Fix some doc issues * revises windows faq * add anchors for windows links * revises windows setup page * Update changelogs/fragments/windows-ssh.yaml Co-Authored-By: jborean93 <jborean93@gmail.com> 2019-03-08 01:38:02 +01:00			`.. _windows:`

update Windows docs (#30783) * first round of splitting and expanding Windows docs * Added info about WinRM and started the usage page * more details onf usage around command/shell * added more info * missed a page * added info about hotfix and ps upgrade script * Added DSC information * filled in FAQ and fixed up links * changes per PR review and typo fixes found by myself * fixed sanity check * updated external script URLS * Edits * Edits * Edits * Copy edits. * More copy edits. * Added info about becoming a local service account * some formatting changes on become and DSC indent fix * Copy edits/rewrites * Copy edits/rewrites * minor updates to UAC text, typos * minor wording updates * minor wording tweaks/typos * minor wording tweaks/typos * minor tweaks/typos * fix indent issue * fix title underline length * fix quote issue 2017-10-13 03:40:47 +02:00			`Windows Guides`
			``````````````

			`The following sections provide information on managing`
			`Windows hosts with Ansible.`

			`Because Windows is a non-POSIX-compliant operating system, there are differences between`
Add support for Windows hosts in the SSH connection plugin (#47732) * Add support for Windows hosts in the SSH connection plugin * fix Python 2.6 unit test and sanity issues * fix up connection tests in CI, disable SCP for now * ensure we don't pollute the existing environment during the test * Add connection_windows_ssh to classifier * use test dir for inventory file * Required powershell as default shell and fix tests * Remove exlicit become_methods on connection * clarify console encoding comment * ignore recent SCP errors in integration tests * Add cmd shell type and added more tests * Fix some doc issues * revises windows faq * add anchors for windows links * revises windows setup page * Update changelogs/fragments/windows-ssh.yaml Co-Authored-By: jborean93 <jborean93@gmail.com> 2019-03-08 01:38:02 +01:00			`how Ansible interacts with them and the way Windows works. These guides will highlight`
update Windows docs (#30783) * first round of splitting and expanding Windows docs * Added info about WinRM and started the usage page * more details onf usage around command/shell * added more info * missed a page * added info about hotfix and ps upgrade script * Added DSC information * filled in FAQ and fixed up links * changes per PR review and typo fixes found by myself * fixed sanity check * updated external script URLS * Edits * Edits * Edits * Copy edits. * More copy edits. * Added info about becoming a local service account * some formatting changes on become and DSC indent fix * Copy edits/rewrites * Copy edits/rewrites * minor updates to UAC text, typos * minor wording updates * minor wording tweaks/typos * minor wording tweaks/typos * minor tweaks/typos * fix indent issue * fix title underline length * fix quote issue 2017-10-13 03:40:47 +02:00			`some of the differences between Linux/Unix hosts and hosts running Windows.`

			`.. toctree::`
			`:maxdepth: 2`

			`windows_setup`
			`windows_winrm`
			`windows_usage`
			`windows_dsc`
Windows Setup doc; offer 10x perf improvement (#58259) * Windows Setup; document 10x perf improvement 2019-07-30 21:53:17 +02:00			`windows_performance`
update Windows docs (#30783) * first round of splitting and expanding Windows docs * Added info about WinRM and started the usage page * more details onf usage around command/shell * added more info * missed a page * added info about hotfix and ps upgrade script * Added DSC information * filled in FAQ and fixed up links * changes per PR review and typo fixes found by myself * fixed sanity check * updated external script URLS * Edits * Edits * Edits * Copy edits. * More copy edits. * Added info about becoming a local service account * some formatting changes on become and DSC indent fix * Copy edits/rewrites * Copy edits/rewrites * minor updates to UAC text, typos * minor wording updates * minor wording tweaks/typos * minor wording tweaks/typos * minor tweaks/typos * fix indent issue * fix title underline length * fix quote issue 2017-10-13 03:40:47 +02:00			`windows_faq`