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win_region - Set the region and format settings
New in version 2.3.
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 
        bool
        | 
 | 
        This will copy the current format and location values to new user profiles and the welcome screen. This will only run if  location,formatorunicode_languagehas resulted in a change. If this process runs then it will always result in a change. | 
| format | 
        The language format to set for the current user, see https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.globalization.cultureinfo.aspx for a list of culture names to use. This needs to be set if  locationorunicode_languageis not set. | |
| location | 
        The location to set for the current user, see https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd374073.aspx for a list of GeoIDs you can use and what location it relates to. This needs to be set if  formatorunicode_languageis not set. | |
| unicode_language | 
        The unicode language format to set for all users, see https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.globalization.cultureinfo.aspx for a list of culture names to use. This needs to be set if  locationorformatis not set. After setting this value a reboot is required for it to take effect. | 
Examples
# Set the region format to English United States
- win_region:
    format: en-US
# Set the region format to English Australia and copy settings to new profiles
- win_region:
    format: en-AU
    copy_settings: yes
# 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
# Set the location to United States
- win_region:
    location: 244
# 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 flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.
Maintenance
This module is flagged as community which means that it is maintained by the Ansible Community. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.
For a list of other modules that are also maintained by the Ansible Community, see here.
Author
- Jordan Borean (@jborean93)
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 https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.6/modules/win_region_module.html