diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_acl.ps1 b/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_acl.ps1
index 972a562a822..38ad08fe8f3 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_acl.ps1
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_acl.ps1
@@ -108,7 +108,110 @@ Function UserSearch
         }
     }
 }
- 
+
+# Need to adjust token privs when executing Set-ACL in certain cases.
+# e.g. d:\testdir is owned by group in which current user is not a member and no perms are inherited from d:\
+# This also sets us up for setting the owner as a feature.
+$AdjustTokenPrivileges = @"
+using System;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+
+namespace Ansible {
+        public class TokenManipulator {
+
+            [DllImport("advapi32.dll", ExactSpelling = true, SetLastError = true)]
+            internal static extern bool AdjustTokenPrivileges(IntPtr htok, bool disall,
+                ref TokPriv1Luid newst, int len, IntPtr prev, IntPtr relen);
+
+            [DllImport("kernel32.dll", ExactSpelling = true)]
+            internal static extern IntPtr GetCurrentProcess();
+
+            [DllImport("advapi32.dll", ExactSpelling = true, SetLastError = true)]
+            internal static extern bool OpenProcessToken(IntPtr h, int acc,
+                ref IntPtr phtok);
+
+            [DllImport("advapi32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
+            internal static extern bool LookupPrivilegeValue(string host, string name,
+                ref long pluid);
+
+            [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, Pack = 1)]
+            internal struct TokPriv1Luid
+            {
+                public int Count;
+                public long Luid;
+                public int Attr;
+            }
+
+            internal const int SE_PRIVILEGE_DISABLED = 0x00000000;
+            internal const int SE_PRIVILEGE_ENABLED = 0x00000002;
+            internal const int TOKEN_QUERY = 0x00000008;
+            internal const int TOKEN_ADJUST_PRIVILEGES = 0x00000020;
+
+            public static bool AddPrivilege(string privilege) {
+                try {
+                    bool retVal;
+                    TokPriv1Luid tp;
+                    IntPtr hproc = GetCurrentProcess();
+                    IntPtr htok = IntPtr.Zero;
+                    retVal = OpenProcessToken(hproc, TOKEN_ADJUST_PRIVILEGES | TOKEN_QUERY, ref htok);
+                    tp.Count = 1;
+                    tp.Luid = 0;
+                    tp.Attr = SE_PRIVILEGE_ENABLED;
+                    retVal = LookupPrivilegeValue(null, privilege, ref tp.Luid);
+                    retVal = AdjustTokenPrivileges(htok, false, ref tp, 0, IntPtr.Zero, IntPtr.Zero);
+                    return retVal;
+                }
+                catch (Exception ex) {
+                    throw ex;
+                }
+            }
+
+            public static bool RemovePrivilege(string privilege) {
+                try {
+                    bool retVal;
+                    TokPriv1Luid tp;
+                    IntPtr hproc = GetCurrentProcess();
+                    IntPtr htok = IntPtr.Zero;
+                    retVal = OpenProcessToken(hproc, TOKEN_ADJUST_PRIVILEGES | TOKEN_QUERY, ref htok);
+                    tp.Count = 1;
+                    tp.Luid = 0;
+                    tp.Attr = SE_PRIVILEGE_DISABLED;
+                    retVal = LookupPrivilegeValue(null, privilege, ref tp.Luid);
+                    retVal = AdjustTokenPrivileges(htok, false, ref tp, 0, IntPtr.Zero, IntPtr.Zero);
+                    return retVal;
+                }
+
+                catch (Exception ex) {
+                    throw ex;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+}
+"@
+
+add-type $AdjustTokenPrivileges
+
+Function SetPrivilegeTokens() {
+    # Set privilege tokens only if admin.
+    # Admins would have these privs or be able to set these privs in the UI Anyway
+
+    $adminRole=[System.Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole]::Administrator
+    $myWindowsID=[System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()
+    $myWindowsPrincipal=new-object System.Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal($myWindowsID)
+
+
+    if ($myWindowsPrincipal.IsInRole($adminRole)) {
+
+        # See the following for details of each privilege
+        # https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/bb530716(v=vs.85).aspx
+
+        [void][Ansible.TokenManipulator]::AddPrivilege("SeRestorePrivilege") #Grants all write access control to any file, regardless of ACL.
+        [void][Ansible.TokenManipulator]::AddPrivilege("SeBackupPrivilege") #Grants all read access control to any file, regardless of ACL.
+        [void][Ansible.TokenManipulator]::AddPrivilege("SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege") #Grants ability to take owernship of an object w/out being granted discretionary access
+    }
+}
+
+
 $params = Parse-Args $args;
 
 $result = New-Object PSObject;
@@ -141,14 +244,18 @@ If (Test-Path -Path $path -PathType Leaf) {
 ElseIf ($inherit -eq "") {
     $inherit = "ContainerInherit, ObjectInherit"
 }
- 
+
+$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
+
 Try {
+    SetPrivilegeTokens
     If ($path -match "^HK(CC|CR|CU|LM|U):\\") {
-    $colRights = [System.Security.AccessControl.RegistryRights]$rights
+        $colRights = [System.Security.AccessControl.RegistryRights]$rights
     }
     Else {
-    $colRights = [System.Security.AccessControl.FileSystemRights]$rights
+        $colRights = [System.Security.AccessControl.FileSystemRights]$rights
     }
+
     $InheritanceFlag = [System.Security.AccessControl.InheritanceFlags]$inherit
     $PropagationFlag = [System.Security.AccessControl.PropagationFlags]$propagation
  
@@ -161,32 +268,46 @@ Try {
  
     $objUser = New-Object System.Security.Principal.SecurityIdentifier($sid)
     If ($path -match "^HK(CC|CR|CU|LM|U):\\") {
-    $objACE = New-Object System.Security.AccessControl.RegistryAccessRule ($objUser, $colRights, $InheritanceFlag, $PropagationFlag, $objType)
+        $objACE = New-Object System.Security.AccessControl.RegistryAccessRule ($objUser, $colRights, $InheritanceFlag, $PropagationFlag, $objType)
     }
     Else {
-    $objACE = New-Object System.Security.AccessControl.FileSystemAccessRule ($objUser, $colRights, $InheritanceFlag, $PropagationFlag, $objType)
+        $objACE = New-Object System.Security.AccessControl.FileSystemAccessRule ($objUser, $colRights, $InheritanceFlag, $PropagationFlag, $objType)
     }
     $objACL = Get-ACL $path
  
     # Check if the ACE exists already in the objects ACL list
     $match = $false
     If ($path -match "^HK(CC|CR|CU|LM|U):\\") {
-    ForEach($rule in $objACL.Access){
-        $ruleIdentity = $rule.IdentityReference.Translate([System.Security.Principal.SecurityIdentifier])
-        If (($rule.RegistryRights -eq $objACE.RegistryRights) -And ($rule.AccessControlType -eq $objACE.AccessControlType) -And ($ruleIdentity -eq $objACE.IdentityReference) -And ($rule.IsInherited -eq $objACE.IsInherited) -And ($rule.InheritanceFlags -eq $objACE.InheritanceFlags) -And ($rule.PropagationFlags -eq $objACE.PropagationFlags)) {
-            $match = $true
-            Break
+        ForEach($rule in $objACL.Access){
+            $ruleIdentity = $rule.IdentityReference.Translate([System.Security.Principal.SecurityIdentifier])
+            If (($rule.RegistryRights -eq $objACE.RegistryRights) -And ($rule.AccessControlType -eq $objACE.AccessControlType) -And ($ruleIdentity -eq $objACE.IdentityReference) -And ($rule.IsInherited -eq $objACE.IsInherited) -And ($rule.InheritanceFlags -eq $objACE.InheritanceFlags) -And ($rule.PropagationFlags -eq $objACE.PropagationFlags)) {
+                $match = $true
+                Break
+            }
         }
     }
-    }
     Else {
-    ForEach($rule in $objACL.Access){
-        $ruleIdentity = $rule.IdentityReference.Translate([System.Security.Principal.SecurityIdentifier])
-        If (($rule.FileSystemRights -eq $objACE.FileSystemRights) -And ($rule.AccessControlType -eq $objACE.AccessControlType) -And ($ruleIdentity -eq $objACE.IdentityReference) -And ($rule.IsInherited -eq $objACE.IsInherited) -And ($rule.InheritanceFlags -eq $objACE.InheritanceFlags) -And ($rule.PropagationFlags -eq $objACE.PropagationFlags)) { 
-            $match = $true
-            Break
-        } 
-    }
+        # Workaround to handle special use case 'APPLICATION PACKAGE AUTHORITY\ALL APPLICATION PACKAGES' and
+        # 'APPLICATION PACKAGE AUTHORITY\ALL RESTRICTED APPLICATION PACKAGES'- can't translate fully qualified name (win32 API bug/oddity)
+        # 'ALL APPLICATION PACKAGES' exists only on Win2k12 and Win2k16 and 'ALL RESTRICTED APPLICATION PACKAGES' exists only in Win2k16
+
+        $specialIdRefs = "ALL APPLICATION PACKAGES","ALL RESTRICTED APPLICATION PACKAGES"
+
+        ForEach($rule in $objACL.Access){
+
+            $idRefShortValue = ($rule.IdentityReference.Value).split('\')[-1]
+
+            if ( $idRefShortValue -in $specialIdRefs ) {
+                $ruleIdentity = (New-Object Security.Principal.NTAccount $idRefShortValue).Translate([Security.Principal.SecurityIdentifier])
+            }
+            else {
+                $ruleIdentity = $rule.IdentityReference.Translate([System.Security.Principal.SecurityIdentifier])
+            }
+            If (($rule.FileSystemRights -eq $objACE.FileSystemRights) -And ($rule.AccessControlType -eq $objACE.AccessControlType) -And ($ruleIdentity -eq $objACE.IdentityReference) -And ($rule.IsInherited -eq $objACE.IsInherited) -And ($rule.InheritanceFlags -eq $objACE.InheritanceFlags) -And ($rule.PropagationFlags -eq $objACE.PropagationFlags)) { 
+                $match = $true
+                Break
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     If ($state -eq "present" -And $match -eq $false) {
@@ -196,7 +317,7 @@ Try {
             Set-Attr $result "changed" $true;
         }
         Catch {
-            Fail-Json $result "an exception occurred when adding the specified rule"
+            Fail-Json $result "an exception occurred when adding the specified rule - $($_.Exception.Message)"
         }
     }
     ElseIf ($state -eq "absent" -And $match -eq $true) {
@@ -206,7 +327,7 @@ Try {
             Set-Attr $result "changed" $true;
         }
         Catch {
-            Fail-Json $result "an exception occurred when removing the specified rule"
+            Fail-Json $result "an exception occurred when removing the specified rule - $($_.Exception.Message)"
         }
     }
     Else {
@@ -221,7 +342,7 @@ Try {
     }
 }
 Catch {
-    Fail-Json $result "an error occurred when attempting to $state $rights permission(s) on $path for $user"
+    Fail-Json $result "an error occurred when attempting to $state $rights permission(s) on $path for $user - $($_.Exception.Message)"
 }
  
 Exit-Json $result