win_region – Set the region and format settings

Synopsis

• Set the location settings of a Windows Server.

• Set the format settings of a Windows Server.

• Set the unicode language settings of a Windows Server.

• Copy across these settings to the default profile.

Parameters

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Comments
copy_settings boolean	Choices: no ← yes	This will copy the current format and location values to new user profiles and the welcome screen. This will only run if location, format or unicode_language has resulted in a change. If this process runs then it will always result in a change.
format string		The language format to set for the current user, see location string		The location to set for the current user, see unicode_language string		The unicode language format to set for all users, see See Also See also win_timezone – Sets Windows machine timezone The official documentation on the win_timezone module. Examples - name: Set the region format to English United States win_region: format: en-US - name: Set the region format to English Australia and copy settings to new profiles win_region: format: en-AU copy_settings: yes - name: Set the location to United States win_region: location: 244 # Reboot when region settings change - name: Set the unicode language to English Great Britain, reboot if required win_region: unicode_language: en-GB register: result - win_reboot: when: result.restart_required # Reboot when format, location or unicode has changed - name: Set format, location and unicode to English Australia and copy settings, reboot if required win_region: location: 12 format: en-AU unicode_language: en-AU register: result - win_reboot: when: result.restart_required Return Values Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module: Key Returned Description restart_required boolean success Whether a reboot is required for the change to take effect. Sample: True Status This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview] This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community] Authors Jordan Borean (@jborean93) Hint If you notice any issues in this documentation, you can edit this document to improve it.