# Installation of .exe on windows remote node get hung

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/installation-of-exe-on-windows-remote-node-get-hung/22442>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Tags:** windows\
**Created:** [September 1, 2016, 7:59am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/installation-of-exe-on-windows-remote-node-get-hung/22442 "2016-09-01T07:59:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![srcr2801](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2bfe46/32.png) [@srcr2801](https://forum.ansible.com/u/srcr2801)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2016, 7:59am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/installation-of-exe-on-windows-remote-node-get-hung/22442/1 "2016-09-01T07:59:51Z")

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Hi,

I’m trying to install a software(.exe file) using raw module in windows but failed to do.

- hosts : all  
remote\_user: administrator

tasks:

- raw : xxx.exe /s

Is there any other module to install software from .exe files?? I tried win\_msi but it didnt work.

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**Author:** ![j.r.hawkesworth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a3d4f5/32.png) [@j.r.hawkesworth](https://forum.ansible.com/u/j.r.hawkesworth)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2016, 4:37pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/installation-of-exe-on-windows-remote-node-get-hung/22442/2 "2016-09-01T16:37:25Z")

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try win\_package - win\_msi is _only_ for (well behaved) msi files.

also win\_chocolatey is an option for a lot of places if it meets your security requirements.

A lot of (older) .exe programs will assume there is a user and pop up some kind of dialog box, which will cause the module to hang indefinitely. Most decent modern software has a command line switch to run in silent and or unattended mode, so search for ‘xxx.exe unattended installation’ to see if that’s an option for you.

Hope this helps,

Jon