diff --git a/ansible/roles/base/tasks/windows.yml b/ansible/roles/base/tasks/windows.yml
index d4559dc..3d5d0db 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/base/tasks/windows.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/base/tasks/windows.yml
@@ -6,46 +6,13 @@
   ansible.builtin.debug:
     msg: "OS: {{ ansible_os_name }}"
 
-- name: Ensure .NET Framework 4.8 requirement is satisfied for Chocolatey v2.0.0 and later
-  when: ansible_os_installation_type != "Server Core"
-  block:
-    - name: Install Chocolatey CLI
-      chocolatey.chocolatey.win_chocolatey:
-        name: chocolatey
-        state: present
-        version: 1.4.0
+- name: Install latest version of Chocolatey
+  chocolatey.chocolatey.win_chocolatey:
+    name: chocolatey
+    state: latest
 
-    - name: Install Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8
-      chocolatey.chocolatey.win_chocolatey:
-        name: netfx-4.8
-        state: present
-
-    - name: Reboot the host to complete .NET Framework 4.8 install
-      ansible.windows.win_reboot:
-
-    - name: Install latest version of Chocolatey
-      chocolatey.chocolatey.win_chocolatey:
-        name: chocolatey
-        state: latest
-
-    - name: Installing additional packages using Chocolatey
-      chocolatey.chocolatey.win_chocolatey:
-        name:
-          - googlechrome
-          - putty
-        state: latest
-        ignore_checksums: true
-
-- name: Updating the operating system
-  ansible.windows.win_updates:
-    category_names:
-      - SecurityUpdates
-      - CriticalUpdates
-    reject_list:
-      - 5034439
-      - 5034441
-    reboot: true
-  register: win_updates
-  until: not win_updates.failed
-  retries: 5
-  delay: 300
+- name: Installing additional packages using Chocolatey
+  chocolatey.chocolatey.win_chocolatey:
+    name: "{{ item }}"
+    state: latest
+  loop: "{{ base_chocolatey_packages }}"