# Trying to use ansible to connect to Windows over SSH

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/trying-to-use-ansible-to-connect-to-windows-over-ssh/35089>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Tags:** windows\
**Created:** [April 30, 2021, 11:06am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/trying-to-use-ansible-to-connect-to-windows-over-ssh/35089 "2021-04-30T11:06:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![Paul\_Jaros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e480ec/32.png) [@Paul\_Jaros](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Paul_Jaros)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2021, 11:06am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/trying-to-use-ansible-to-connect-to-windows-over-ssh/35089/1 "2021-04-30T11:06:11Z")

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Hi

I’ve posted my question allready on Stackoverflow. Can I direct your attention to the question there?

[https://stackoverflow.com/questions/67331856/ansible-fails-to-connect-from-linux-to-windows-via-ssh](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/67331856/ansible-fails-to-connect-from-linux-to-windows-via-ssh)

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/original/1X/1882d9a01da5d8996a862359b0913cc568a39b84.svg) [@system](https://forum.ansible.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2021, 3:00pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/trying-to-use-ansible-to-connect-to-windows-over-ssh/35089/2 "2021-04-30T15:00:53Z")

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Support was added in 2.8  
[https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/user\_guide/windows\_faq.html#can-i-connect-to-windows-hosts-over-ssh](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/user_guide/windows_faq.html#can-i-connect-to-windows-hosts-over-ssh)

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**Author:** ![Paul\_Jaros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e480ec/32.png) [@Paul\_Jaros](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Paul_Jaros)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2021, 3:25pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/trying-to-use-ansible-to-connect-to-windows-over-ssh/35089/3 "2021-04-30T15:25:24Z")

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I’ve tested now with ansible version 2.9.20 and 2.10.8 . Do you think the support was dropped after 2.8?

I can’t test a downgrade. Now I’m off for the weekend.

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**Author:** ![Paul\_Jaros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e480ec/32.png) [@Paul\_Jaros](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Paul_Jaros)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2021, 7:03am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/trying-to-use-ansible-to-connect-to-windows-over-ssh/35089/4 "2021-05-03T07:03:32Z")

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I’m willing to downgrade/upgrade my ansible-installtion on the Linux side or reinstall Openssh on the Windows side.

Right now I’m really unsure if using Ansible from Linux commanding Windows over SSH is it **at all** working.

Can please someone confirm/deny this?

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**Author:** ![Paul\_Jaros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e480ec/32.png) [@Paul\_Jaros](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Paul_Jaros)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2021, 8:48am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/trying-to-use-ansible-to-connect-to-windows-over-ssh/35089/5 "2021-05-03T08:48:18Z")

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I got it. For some reason on the command-line ansible ignores the lines

shell\_type=powershell

or

ansible\_shell\_type=powershell

in the ansible.cfg.

The command-line ansible needs the option to be put in the --extra-vars ‘ansible\_shell\_type=powershell’. This command

ansible -m win\_ping -e ‘ansible\_shell\_type=powershell’ windows-machine

works.