ancestor: null
releases:
  0.2.0:
    changes:
      breaking_changes:
      - setup - Make sure ``ansible_date_time.epoch`` is seconds since EPOCH in UTC
        to mirror the POSIX facts. The ``ansible_date_time.epoch_local`` contains
        seconds since EPOCH in the local timezone for backwards compatibility
      - setup - Will now add the IPv6 scope on link local addresses for ``ansible_ip_addresses``
      - setup - ``ansible_processor`` will now return the index before the other values
        to match the POSIX fact behaviour
      - win_find - No longer filters by size on directories, this feature had a lot
        of bugs, slowed down the module, and not a supported scenario with the ``find``
        module.
      bugfixes:
      - Fix detection of DHCP setting so that resetting to DHCP doesn't cause ``CHANGED``
        status on every run. See https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/66450
      - setup - Remove usage of WMI to speed up execution time and work with standard
        user accounts
      - win_acl - Fixed error when setting rights on directory for which inheritance
        from parent directory has been disabled.
      - win_dns_client - Only configure network adapters that are IP Enabled - https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/58958
      - win_dsc - Always import module that contains DSC resource to ensure the required
        assemblies are loaded before parsing it - https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.windows/issues/66
      - win_find - Fix deduped files mistaken for directories (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/58511)
      - win_find - Get-FileStat used [int] instead of [int64] for file size calculations
      - win_package - Handle quoted and unquoted strings in the registry ``UninstallString``
        value - https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/40973
      - win_reboot - add ``boot_time_command`` parameter to override the default command
        used to determine whether or not a system was rebooted (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/58868)
      - win_share - Allow for root letters paths
      - 'win_uri win_get_url - Fix the behaviour of ``follow_redirects: safe`` to
        actual redirect on ``GET`` and ``HEAD`` requests - https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/65556'
      deprecated_features:
      - win_domain_computer - Deprecated the undocumented ``log_path`` option. This
        option will be removed in a major release after ``2022-07-01``.
      - win_regedit - Deprecated using forward slashes as a path separator, use backslashes
        to avoid ambiguity between a forward slash in the key name or a forward slash
        as a path separator. This feature will be removed in a major release after
        ``2021-07-01``.
      minor_changes:
      - Checks for and resolves a condition where effective nameservers are obfucated,
        usually by malware. See https://www.welivesecurity.com/2016/06/02/crouching-tiger-hidden-dns/
      - Windows - add deprecation notice in the Windows setup module when running
        on Server 2008, 2008 R2, and Windows 7
      - setup - Added `ansible_architecture2`` to match the same format that setup
        on POSIX hosts return. Unlike ``ansible_architecture`` this value is not localized
        to the host's language settings.
      - setup - Implemented the ``gather_timeout`` option to restrict how long each
        subset can run for
      - setup - Refactor to speed up the time taken to run the module
      - setup.ps1 - parity with linux regarding missing local facts path (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/57974)
      - win_command, win_shell - Add the ability to override the console output encoding
        with ``output_encoding_override`` - https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/54896
      - win_dns_client - Added support for setting IPv6 DNS servers - https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/55962
      - win_domain_computer - Use new Ansible.Basic wrapper for better invocation
        reporting
      - win_domain_controller - Added the ``domain_log_path`` to control the directory
        for the new AD log files location - https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/59348
      - win_find - Improve performance when scanning heavily nested directories and
        align behaviour to the ``find`` module.
      - win_package - Added proxy support for retrieving packages from a URL - https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/43818
      - win_package - Added support for ``.appx``, ``.msix``, ``.appxbundle``, and
        ``.msixbundle`` package - https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/50765
      - win_package - Added support for ``.msp`` packages - https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/22789
      - win_package - Added support for specifying the HTTP method when getting files
        from a URL - https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/35377
      - win_package - Move across to ``Ansible.Basic`` for better invocation logging
      - win_package - Read uninstall strings from the ``QuietUninstallString`` if
        present to better support argumentless uninstalls of registry based packages.
      - win_package - Scan packages in the current user's registry hive - https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/45950
      - win_regedit - Use new Ansible.Basic wrapper for better invocation reporting
      - win_share - Implement append parameter for access rules (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/59237)
      - windows setup - Added ``ansible_os_installation_type`` to denote the type
        of Windows installation the remote host is.
      release_summary: 'This is the first proper release of the ``ansible.windows``
        collection on 2020-07-18.

        The changelog describes all changes made to the modules and plugins included
        in this collection since Ansible 2.9.0.

        '
    fragments:
    - 57804-win_acl-no-longer-needs-SeSecurityPrivilege.yml
    - 58466-FIX_win_find-Bug-Get-FileStat_fails_on_large_files.yml
    - 66-win_dsc-load-assemblies.yml
    - 66451-win_dns_client-dhcp-support.yml
    - reboot-add-last-boot-time-parameter.yaml
    - server2008-dep.yaml
    - setup-refactor.yml
    - setup.ps1-parity-with-linux-regarding-missing-local-facts-path.yml
    - summary-0.2.0.yml
    - win_command-encoding.yaml
    - win_dns_client-ipenabled.yaml
    - win_dns_client_ipv6.yaml
    - win_domain_computer.yml
    - win_domain_controller-log.yaml
    - win_find-fix-ignore-of-deduped-files.yml
    - win_find-performance.yaml
    - win_get_url-redirection.yaml
    - win_package-basic.yaml
    - win_package-revamp.yaml
    - win_regedit-basic-dep.yml
    - win_setup-install-type.yaml
    - win_share-Allow-Root-Drives.yml
    - win_share-Implement-append-paramtere-for-access-rules.yml
    release_date: '2020-07-18'
  1.0.0:
    changes:
      breaking_changes:
      - "win_find - module has been refactored to better match the behaviour of the\
        \ ``find`` module. Here is what has changed:\n  * When the directory specified\
        \ by ``paths`` does not exist or is a file, it will no longer fail and will\
        \ just warn the user\n  * Junction points are no longer reported as ``islnk``,\
        \ use ``isjunction`` to properly report these files. This behaviour matches\
        \ the win_stat module\n  * Directories no longer return a ``size``, this matches\
        \ the ``stat`` and ``find`` behaviour and has been removed due to the difficulties\
        \ in correctly reporting the size of a directory\n"
      - win_user - Change idempotency checks for ``description`` to be case sensitive
      - win_user - Change idempotency checks for ``fullname`` to be case sensitive
      deprecated_features:
      - win_domain_controller - the ``log_path`` option has been deprecated and will
        be removed in a later release. This was undocumented and only related to debugging
        information for module development.
      - win_package - the ``ensure`` alias for the ``state`` option has been deprecated
        and will be removed in a later release. Please use ``state`` instead of ``ensure``.
      - win_package - the ``productid`` alias for the ``product_id`` option has been
        deprecated and will be removed in a later release. Please use ``product_id``
        instead of ``productid``.
      - 'win_package - the ``username`` and ``password`` options has been deprecated
        and will be removed in a later release. The same functionality can be done
        by using ``become: yes`` and ``become_flags: logon_type=new_credentials logon_flags=netcredentials_only``
        on the task.'
      minor_changes:
      - win_hostname - Added diff mode support
      - win_hostname - Use new ``Ansible.Basic.AnsibleModule`` wrapper
      - win_user - Added check mode support
      - win_user - Added diff mode support
      - win_user - Added the ``home_directory`` option
      - win_user - Added the ``login_script`` option
      - win_user - Added the ``profile`` option
      - win_user - Use new ``Ansible.Basic.AnsibleModule`` wrapper for better invocation
        reporting
      - win_user_right - Improved error messages to show what right and account an
        operation failed on
      - win_user_right - Refactored to use ``Ansible.Basic.AnsibleModule`` for better
        module invocation reporting
      release_summary:
      - This is the first official release of `ansible.windows` to be included in
        Ansible 2.10. While the version has a major change bump it is still backwards
        compatible with `0.2.0`.
      removed_features:
      - win_stat - removed the deprecated ``get_md55`` option and ``md5`` return value.
    fragments:
    - 1.0.0-summary.yml
    - porting-guide.yml
    - win_hostname-basic.yml
    - win_user-refactor.yml
    - win_user_right.yml
    release_date: '2020-08-14'
