setupTaskbar.yml

---
- name: Setup the taskbar
  hosts: all
  become_method: runas

  tasks:
    - name: Get pttb
    # Pttb is a command line tool to add files to the taskbar https://github.com/0x546F6D/pttb_-_Pin_To_TaskBar
      ansible.windows.win_get_url:
        url: https://github.com/0x546F6D/pttb_-_Pin_To_TaskBar/releases/download/230124/pttb.exe
        dest: C:/Users/{{ username }}/Downloads/pttb.exe
    - name: Get all items on the taskbar
      ansible.windows.win_find:
        paths:
          - "C:/Users/{{ username }}/AppData/Roaming/Microsoft/Internet Explorer/Quick Launch/User Pinned/TaskBar"
      register: win_find_res

    # TODO: Also remove items from taskbar using REGEDIT
    - name: Clear the taskbar
      community.windows.win_scheduled_task:
        actions:
          - path: "C:/Users/{{ username }}/Downloads/pttb.exe"
            arguments: "-u \"{{ item.path }}\""
          - path: cmd.exe
            arguments: "/c schtasks.exe /Delete /TN Remove{{ item.filename }}fromthetaskbar /F"

        enables: true
        username: "{{ username }}"
        logon_type: "interactive_token"
        run_level: highest
        name: "Remove{{ item.filename }}fromthetaskbar"

        triggers:
          - type: registration

        state: present
      with_items:
        - "{{ win_find_res.files }}"


    - name: Wait for the scheduled tasks to "Remove Taskbar items" to complete
      community.windows.win_scheduled_task_stat:
        name: "Remove{{ item.filename }}fromthetaskbar"
      register: task_stat
      until: (task_stat.state is defined and task_stat.state.status != "TASK_STATE_RUNNING") or (task_stat.task_exists == False)
      retries: 12
      delay: 10
      with_items:
        - "{{ win_find_res.files }}"

    - name: Add Items to Taskbar
      ansible.builtin.include_tasks: "addItemToTaskbar.yml"
      with_items:
        - "C:/Windows/Explorer.exe"
        - "C:/ProgramData/Microsoft/Windows/Start Menu/Programs/Firefox.lnk"
        - "C:/ProgramData/Microsoft/Windows/Start Menu/Programs/Thunderbird.lnk"
        - "C:/Users/Tim/AppData/Roaming/Microsoft/Windows/Start Menu/Programs/Discord Inc/Discord.lnk"
        - "C:/Users/Tim/AppData/Roaming/Microsoft/Windows/Start Menu/Programs/Element/Element.lnk"
        - "C:/Users/Tim/AppData/Roaming/Microsoft/Windows/Start Menu/Programs/Steam/Steam.lnk"
        - "C:/ProgramData/Microsoft/Windows/Start Menu/Programs/Visual Studio Code/Visual Studio Code.lnk"