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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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