# ansible playbook is failing with windows hosts

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-playbook-is-failing-with-windows-hosts/31246>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Tags:** windows\
**Created:** [September 9, 2019, 8:09pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-playbook-is-failing-with-windows-hosts/31246 "2019-09-09T20:09:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Vivek1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@Vivek1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Vivek1)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2019, 8:09pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-playbook-is-failing-with-windows-hosts/31246/1 "2019-09-09T20:09:10Z")

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Hi Experts,

My ansible playbook of simple ping module is failing with my windows host.

My Playbbok

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**Author:** ![Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e19adc/32.png) [@Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kai_Stian_Olstad)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2019, 9:41pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-playbook-is-failing-with-windows-hosts/31246/2 "2019-09-09T21:41:26Z")

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I suggest reading the documentation on the ping module.  
Especially "Synopsis" part and the "See Also" part.

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**Author:** ![MKPhil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@MKPhil](https://forum.ansible.com/u/MKPhil)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2019, 8:10am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-playbook-is-failing-with-windows-hosts/31246/3 "2019-09-10T08:10:28Z")

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For windows hosts, use win\_ping