windows-ansible/ansible/roles/win_client/tasks/start_menu.yml

---
- name: Copy start menu to workbench VMs
  tags:
    - copy_startmenu
    - workbench_startmenu
  block:
    - name: Copy start menu to workbench VMs
      win_copy:
        src: "workbench.xml"
        dest: "{{ start_menu_xml }}"
        force: true
      when: inventory_hostname in groups['meta-variant_workbench']
  when: groups['meta-variant_workbench'] is defined

- name: Copy start menu to application VMs
  tags:
    - copy_startmenu
    - application_startmenu
  block:
    - name: Copy start menu to application VMs
      win_copy:
        src: "application.xml"
        dest: "{{ start_menu_xml }}"
        force: true
      when: inventory_hostname in groups['meta-variant_application']
  when: groups['meta-variant_application'] is defined

- name: Copy start menu to workbench VMs
  tags:
    - copy_startmenu
    - gpu_startmenu
  block:
    - name: Copy start menu to gpu VMs
      win_copy:
        src: "gpu.xml"
        dest: "{{ start_menu_xml }}"
        force: true
      when: inventory_hostname in groups['meta-variant_gpu']
  when: groups['meta-variant_gpu'] is defined

- name: Update Start Menu Shortcutsm
  tags: update_start_menu
  block:
    - name: Copy Python script to target machine
      ansible.windows.win_template:
        src: "{{ script_name }}"
        dest: "{{ script_path }}"
        force: true
  
    - name: Copy current XML to backup location
      win_copy:
        remote_src: true
        src: "{{ start_menu_xml }}"
        dest: "{{ backup_xml }}"

    - name: Run Python script on remote machine
      win_command: python {{ script_path }}

- name: Update Group Policy
  win_shell: gpupdate /force /boot /logoff
  tags: 
    - client_gpupdate