skolo/win/ansible/skolo-settings.yml

# Adjust time, power management, and auto-login settings.
- hosts: all
  vars:
    default_profile_startup_path:
      C:\Users\Default\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\
  tasks:
  - name: Set time zone to EST
    win_timezone:
      timezone: Eastern Standard Time
  - name: Ensure Windows time service is started
    # Omitting this task causes the w32tm command below to fail with "The service has not been
    # started." I'm not sure why the w32time service is not started automatically -- maybe it only
    # starts after login?
    win_service:
      name: w32time
      state: started
  - name: Set NTP server
    # This assumes default router setup per
    # https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yFoVSqFgIHZgUZmLt7FeydyeOEYULmYGXsJlyqP6GQ4/edit#heading=h.c3io3a4viw51
    # Doc for w32tm is here: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb491016.aspx
    win_command: w32tm /config /update /manualpeerlist:192.168.1.1 /syncfromflags:MANUAL
  - name: Restart Windows time service to pick up new config
    win_service:
      name: w32time
      state: restarted
  - name: Force NTP resync
    win_command: w32tm /resync /rediscover
  - name: Create Temp
    win_file:
      path: c:\Temp
      state: directory
  - name: Copy skolo.pow to host
    # The skolo.pow file was created by configuring a machine as desired, then:
    # > powercfg -list
    # ... Power Scheme GUID: 8c5e7fda-e8bf-4a96-9a85-a6e23a8c635c  (High performance) * ...
    # > powercfg -changename 8c5e7fda-e8bf-4a96-9a85-a6e23a8c635c
    #     Skolo "High performance and never sleep."
    # > powercfg -export skolo.pow 8c5e7fda-e8bf-4a96-9a85-a6e23a8c635c
    win_copy:
      src: "{{ win_package_src }}/skolo.pow"
      dest: c:\Temp\skolo.pow
  - name: Import Skolo power settings
    win_command: powercfg -import c:\Temp\skolo.pow
    register: powercfg_out
  - name: Activate Skolo power settings
    win_command: "powercfg -setactive {{ powercfg_out.stdout |
      regex_replace('^.*GUID: ([-0-9a-f]+)$', '\\1') }}"
  - name: Cleanup skolo.pow
    win_file:
      path: c:\Temp\skolo.pow
      state: absent
  # For unknown reasons, occasionally Windows will have trouble logging in and say "We can't sign in
  # to your account." When this happens, the Default profile is used instead. Despite many attempts,
  # I have not found a way to avoid this problem; instead, just reboot when the Default profile
  # opens.
  - name: Create Default profile Startup folder
    win_file:
      path: "{{ default_profile_startup_path }}"
      state: directory
  - name: Copy default-profile-auto-reboot.bat to Default profile Startup folder
    win_copy:
      src: default-profile-auto-reboot.bat
      dest: "{{ default_profile_startup_path }}"