# Win\_get\_url doesn't download the file when run with \`--check\`?

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/win-get-url-doesnt-download-the-file-when-run-with-check/8401>\
**Category:** Get Help\
**Tags:** windows\
**Created:** [September 10, 2024, 2:44pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/win-get-url-doesnt-download-the-file-when-run-with-check/8401 "2024-09-10T14:44:37Z")\
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Can someone confirm that `ansible.windows.win_get_url` does not download the file when run with `--check`?

The documentation for `ansible.builtin.get_url` states that (since 2.4) the file is not downloaded when run with `--check`. Does `ansible.windows.win_get_url` behave the same way?