diff --git a/ansible/roles/base/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/base/defaults/main.yml
index ee29246..b720345 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/base/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/base/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,2 +1,6 @@
 ---
-enable_cloudinit: false
\ No newline at end of file
+enable_cloudinit: false
+
+base_chocolatey_packages:
+  - firefox
+  - putty