# ansible - widows patching

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-widows-patching/30393>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Tags:** windows\
**Created:** [May 22, 2019, 3:35am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-widows-patching/30393 "2019-05-22T03:35:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![The\_Vandyy\_Vines](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@The\_Vandyy\_Vines](https://forum.ansible.com/u/The_Vandyy_Vines)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2019, 3:35am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-widows-patching/30393/1 "2019-05-22T03:35:14Z")

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Hello,

I am trying to perform windows update.  
is it possible to do windows patch (download only) to wsus client.  
and windows patch (install only) to wsus client.

Thanks

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**Author:** ![daemenseth](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/daemenseth/32/677_2.png) [@daemenseth](https://forum.ansible.com/u/daemenseth)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2019, 4:49am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-widows-patching/30393/2 "2019-05-23T04:49:16Z")

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What do you mean exactly with your question?  
We do a lot of Windows patching with Ansible

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**Author:** ![The\_Vandyy\_Vines](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@The\_Vandyy\_Vines](https://forum.ansible.com/u/The_Vandyy_Vines)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2019, 4:53am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-widows-patching/30393/3 "2019-05-23T04:53:18Z")

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Hello,

Thanks for the response.  
I am trying to automate windows patching with help of ansible playbooks.  
I was adding a scenario in playbook that:  
a) Only download the patch on WSUS client --pending

b) Only install the patch on WSUS client --pending

c) Downlod and install the patch on WSUS client --done

How to achieve steps 2 and 3 via playbooks.

Thanks!!

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**Author:** ![The\_Vandyy\_Vines](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@The\_Vandyy\_Vines](https://forum.ansible.com/u/The_Vandyy_Vines)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2019, 5:17am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-widows-patching/30393/4 "2019-05-27T05:17:39Z")

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Hello,

I am yet trying to **download only** the windows patches on client.  
Is there any power shell snippet or module in ansible to do the same.

Thanks