# Win-Command throwing syntax error **URL:** \ **Category:** Ansible Project\ **Tags:** windows\ **Created:** [November 11, 2016, 8:32pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/win-command-throwing-syntax-error/23011 "2016-11-11T20:32:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![challa.tek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b38774/32.png) [@challa.tek](https://forum.ansible.com/u/challa.tek)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2016, 8:32pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/win-command-throwing-syntax-error/23011/1 "2016-11-11T20:32:21Z")
I have a role to install different softwares on win host. i am getting this error: ERROR! no action detected in task. This often indicates a misspelled module name, or incorrect module path. The error appears to have been in ‘/etc/ansible/playbooks/windows/roles/config/tasks/main.yml’: line 41, column 3, but may be elsewhere in the file depending on the exact syntax problem. > The offending line appears to be: > > # > > - name: installing qualys > ^ here The role has following command: ---
**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 12, 2016, 1:33am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/win-command-throwing-syntax-error/23011/2 "2016-11-12T01:33:22Z")
“no action detected in task” usually means the module you want wasn’t found. In your case, I’m guessing you’re not using Ansible 2.2 (check the docs for win\_command, it was only added in 2.2). -Matt ---
**Author:** ![challa.tek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b38774/32.png) [@challa.tek](https://forum.ansible.com/u/challa.tek)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2016, 1:20am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/win-command-throwing-syntax-error/23011/3 "2016-11-14T01:20:12Z")
Thank you so much Matt Davis …i updated ansible and it was working properly…thanks it was really helpful.