feat: streamline the chocolatey install and removed windows system updates

ansible/roles/base/tasks/windows.yml

@@ -6,23 +6,6 @@
   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 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
@@ -30,22 +13,6 @@
 
 - name: Installing additional packages using Chocolatey
   chocolatey.chocolatey.win_chocolatey:
-        name:
+    name: "{{ item }}"
-          - googlechrome
-          - putty
     state: latest
-        ignore_checksums: true
+  loop: "{{ base_chocolatey_packages }}"
-
-- 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