# Targeting Windows 2008 R2 machines with Ansible?

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/targeting-windows-2008-r2-machines-with-ansible/22975>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Tags:** windows\
**Created:** [November 7, 2016, 6:17pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/targeting-windows-2008-r2-machines-with-ansible/22975 "2016-11-07T18:17:54Z")\
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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:** [November 7, 2016, 6:17pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/targeting-windows-2008-r2-machines-with-ansible/22975/1 "2016-11-07T18:17:54Z")

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Hello,

I’m curious if anyone is making use of Server 2008/R2 versions of Windows Server any more.

I am setting up a S2008R2 VM at the moment to test a PR and I’m wondering how much use this version of windows is getting these days.

Jon

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**Author:** ![autogun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/46a35a/32.png) [@autogun](https://forum.ansible.com/u/autogun)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2016, 12:05pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/targeting-windows-2008-r2-machines-with-ansible/22975/2 "2016-11-08T12:05:03Z")

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We’re successfully deploying Windows Updates with Ansible on numerous Windows 2008/12R2 boxes.  
Prereq. are stated in docs, such as WinRM & Powershell 3.

D

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**Author:** ![Matt\_Davis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@Matt\_Davis](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Matt_Davis)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2016, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/targeting-windows-2008-r2-machines-with-ansible/22975/3 "2016-11-08T16:23:28Z")

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We’re still regularly swatting away the places that want us to support Server 2003 / PS 2…