# Installing software by exe in windows

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/installing-software-by-exe-in-windows/28207>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Tags:** windows\
**Created:** [July 31, 2018, 10:08am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/installing-software-by-exe-in-windows/28207 "2018-07-31T10:08:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![tommy.lin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/57b2e6/32.png) [@tommy.lin](https://forum.ansible.com/u/tommy.lin)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2018, 10:08am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/installing-software-by-exe-in-windows/28207/1 "2018-07-31T10:08:32Z")

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Hi all,

I want to use ansible on some new Windows PC to install software.

I have used win\_package, many of them are working perfectly.

For example:

- name: ScreenCapturerRecorder  
win\_package:  
path: D:\app\ScreenCapturerRecorder\Setup.Screen.Capturer.Recorder.v0.12.10.exe  
product\_id: ScreenCapturerRecorder  
arguments: /silent  
state: present

However, some of the packages such as after effect, steam cannot be installed in the same way.

Do you guys have any way to do this.

With Thanks,  
Tommy

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**Author:** ![jborean](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/jborean/32/1525_2.png) [@jborean](https://forum.ansible.com/u/jborean)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2018, 10:16am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/installing-software-by-exe-in-windows/28207/2 "2018-07-31T10:16:09Z")

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I would recommend you look at using win\_chocolatey to install packages, it does all the work for you so you don’t need to figure out the arguments for a silent installation. In saying that, win\_package should still work just find for other installers, you just need to figure out what the silent install options are (or find an MSI which does that for you). Without any further details as to why Stream or After Effects is not installing we can’t help you too much there.

Thanks

Jordan