# About running Ansible playbook via azure pipeline on windows agent machine **URL:** \ **Category:** Get Help\ **Tags:** azure, windows, ansible-project\ **Created:** [June 16, 2026, 1:30pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/about-running-ansible-playbook-via-azure-pipeline-on-windows-agent-machine/45929 "2026-06-16T13:30:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 3
**Author:** ![ifloresv86](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/ifloresv86/32/10844_2.png) [@ifloresv86](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ifloresv86)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2026, 7:02pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/about-running-ansible-playbook-via-azure-pipeline-on-windows-agent-machine/45929/3 "2026-06-16T19:02:16Z")
Here are two related posts that might be helpful, although the answer is basically the same as what @sivel already provided (at least natively it’s not possible on Windows): > [@Run Ansible on Windows](https://forum.ansible.com/t/run-ansible-on-windows/44412): > > We have the use case where we need to prep a Windows VM from within. We are not allowed to open up any services to remotely managed the VM. Would Ansible still be a fit? The runbooks are fairly easy: Installing some choco packages Installing some windows features configuring IIS mounting some fileshares, configuring permissions on the fileshares I see two options: Run Ansible from the Windows host. I have seen some documentation somewhere that this is highly discouraged. All kinds of depen… > [@Using WSL with Ansible and RHEL to develop Automation Content](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-wsl-with-ansible-and-rhel-to-develop-automation-content/39720): > > As a services leader for our public sector customers here at Red Hat, I find myself in an odd situation. Many of my customers require connecting through remote access tools only available on Windows. For my own simplicity, I run with Windows 11 as my daily driver, using it for everything I do, and with the power of Windows Subsystem for Linux, I’m able to do everything my counterparts with Linux or Mac desktops can. Why develop on Windows? Quite often in business environments, Windows is the st… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.ansible.com/t/about-running-ansible-playbook-via-azure-pipeline-on-windows-agent-machine/45929)._