diff --git a/inventory b/inventory
index b591b0f..55d40e1 100644
--- a/inventory
+++ b/inventory
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ doc ansible_user=pollen
 proxmox ansible_user=root
 pihole ansible_user=pollen
 
+[windows]
+bane ansible_user=ansible ansible_connection=winrm ansible_winrm_transport=basic ansible_port=5985 ansible_winrm_server_cert_validation=ignore
+
 [servers:children]
 doc
 aws
diff --git a/playbooks/update_upgrade.yml b/playbooks/update_upgrade.yml
index 0c1ebc2..614e1b0 100644
--- a/playbooks/update_upgrade.yml
+++ b/playbooks/update_upgrade.yml
@@ -8,12 +8,14 @@
     - name: update package index on all machines
       ansible.builtin.apt:
         update_cache: yes
+      when: ansible_os_family == "Debian"
 
     - name: Upgrade all packages to latest version
       ansible.builtin.apt:
         name: "*"
         state: latest
       notify: reboot
+      when: ansible_os_family == "Debian"
 
 
   handlers:
@@ -51,3 +53,11 @@
       command:
         cmd: docker compose -f pihole_compose.yml up -d
         chdir: /home/pollen/pihole
+
+# work in progress for windows host
+# - name: Upgrade software on windows hosts
+#hosts: bane
+#become: true
+#tasks:
+#- name: run updates on all windows hosts
+#ansible.windows.win_whoami: