Win_hotfix module fails to install cumulative update for Windows 11

[yadihng]

SUMMARY

When I run a playbook to install a Windows Cumulative Update for Windows 11 using the 'win_hotfix' module, it errors out stating "failed to get metadata xml inside MSU file, cannot get hotfix metadata required for this task".

In fact, when I expand the MSU (expand.exe -F:* ".\windows11.0-kb5039212-x64_2b67855a5e73c7a873e6bdca512c8c106b429196.msu" .), there's no xml file.

ISSUE TYPE

• Bug Report

COMPONENT NAME

win_hotfix module

ANSIBLE VERSION

ansible 2.9.9
  config file = /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg
  configured module search path = ['/var/lib/shade/.ansible/plugins/modules', '/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']
  ansible python module location = /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/ansible
  executable location = /usr/bin/ansible
  python version = 3.7.3 (default, Oct 11 2023, 09:51:27) [GCC 8.3.0]

COLLECTION VERSION

CONFIGURATION

OS / ENVIRONMENT

Windows 11 23H2

STEPS TO REPRODUCE

---

- name: Install hotfix
  hosts: MyTargetHost
  gather_facts: True

  tasks:
  - name: Install Windows 11 Hotfix
    win_hotfix:
      source: C:\hotfix\windows11.0-kb5039212-x64_2b67855a5e73c7a873e6bdca512c8c106b429196.msu
      state: present
    register: hotfix_install

EXPECTED RESULTS

I expect the hotfix to be installed.

ACTUAL RESULTS

Using module file /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/ansible/modules/windows/win_hotfix.ps1
Pipelining is enabled.
<MyTargetHost> ESTABLISH WINRM CONNECTION FOR USER: USER on PORT 5985 TO MyTargetHost
EXEC (via pipeline wrapper)
fatal: [MyTargetHost]: FAILED! => {
    "changed": false,
    "msg": "failed to get metadata xml inside MSU file, cannot get hotfix metadata required for this task",
    "reboot_required": false
}

[hiyokotaisa]

Basically, this is not Ansible issue. MSU needs to have xml file so if there is no xml in the package, that need to be fixed on the package provider(Microsoft).

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/description-of-the-windows-update-standalone-installer-in-windows-799ba3df-ec7e-b05e-ee13-1cdae8f23b19