diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d326b62..2b34c2d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 external
-modules/win_git*
 playbooks/test.yaml
diff --git a/ansible.cfg b/ansible.cfg
index e90bc90..f091950 100644
--- a/ansible.cfg
+++ b/ansible.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [defaults]
 collections_path = collections
-library = modules
+library = library
 roles_path = roles
 stdout_callback = yaml
diff --git a/library/win_git.ps1 b/library/win_git.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..72b4ba9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/win_git.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,231 @@
+#!powershell
+
+#AnsibleRequires -CSharpUtil Ansible.Basic
+#AnsibleRequires -PowerShell Ansible.ModuleUtils.CommandUtil
+
+$module = [Ansible.Basic.AnsibleModule]::Create($args, @{
+    options = @{
+        dest = @{type = 'path'}
+        repo = @{required = $true; aliases = @('name')}
+        version = @{default = 'HEAD'; aliases = @('branch')}
+        remote = @{default = 'origin'}
+        recursive = @{default = $true; type = 'bool'}
+        executable = @{default = $null; type = 'path'}
+    }
+    supports_check_mode = $false
+})
+
+$dest = $module.Params.dest
+$repo = $module.Params.repo
+$version = $module.Params.version
+$remote = $module.Params.remote
+$git = $module.Params.executable
+if (!$git) {
+    $git = Get-ExecutablePath 'git'
+}
+
+# ================================= Utilities ==================================
+
+function Get-AbsolutePath {
+    [CmdletBinding()]
+    param (
+        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)] [String] $path
+    )
+    try {
+        $result = Resolve-Path $path
+    } catch {
+        return $_[0].TargetObject
+    }
+    return $result
+}
+
+function Get-GitDir {
+    [CmdletBinding()]
+    param (
+        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)] [String] $path
+    )
+    $git_dir = Join-Path $path '.git'
+    # Check if this .git is a file.
+    if ([System.IO.File]::Exists($git_dir)) {
+        # Extract the gitdir: path from the .git file.
+        $groups = Get-Content "$git_dir" | `
+            Select-String '(gitdir:) (.*)' | `
+            ForEach { $_.Matches[0].Groups[1..2] }
+        $ref_prefix = $groups[0]
+        $gitdir = $groups[1]
+        if ($ref_prefix -ne 'gitdir:') {
+            $module.FailJson('The .git file has invalid gitdir reference format.')
+        }
+        # Check if the repo path is absolute.
+        if ([System.IO.Path]::IsPathRooted($gitdir)) {
+            $git_dir = $gitdir
+        } else {
+            # Join with the input path to construct an absolute path.
+            $git_dir = Join-Path $path $gitdir
+        }
+        if (![System.IO.Directory]::Exists($git_dir)) {
+            throw "$git_dir is not a directory."
+        }
+    }
+    return $git_dir
+}
+
+function Test-GitLocalChanges {
+    [CmdletBinding()]
+    param (
+        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)] [String] $dest
+    )
+    $command = "`"$git`" status --porcelain"
+    $result = Run-Command -command $command -working_directory $dest
+    $changes = $result.stdout.Split([System.Environment]::NewLine, `
+            [System.StringSplitOptions]::RemoveEmptyEntries) | `
+        Where-Object { -not $_.StartsWith('??') } | Measure-Object -Line
+    return $changes.Lines -gt 0
+}
+
+function Get-GitRemoteHeadBranch {
+    [CmdletBinding()]
+    Param (
+        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)] [String] $dest,
+        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)] [String] $remote
+    )
+    $command = "`"$git`" symbolic-ref --short refs/remotes/$remote/HEAD"
+    $result = Run-Command -command $command -working_directory $dest
+    if ($result.rc -ne 0) {
+        $module.FailJson("Could not determine the default HEAD branch of remote: $remote" ` +
+                         "$result.stdout $result.stderr")
+    }
+    return $result.stdout.Trim().Replace("$remote/", '')
+}
+
+function Get-GitCurrentSha {
+    [CmdletBinding()]
+    Param (
+        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)] [String] $dest
+    )
+    $command = "`"$git`" rev-parse HEAD"
+    $result = Run-Command -command $command -working_directory $dest
+    return $result.stdout.Trim()
+}
+
+function Invoke-GitClone {
+    [CmdletBinding()]
+    Param (
+        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)] [String] $repo,
+        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)] [String] $remote,
+        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)] [String] $dest
+    )
+    $dest_parent = Split-Path -Path $dest -Parent
+    if (!(Test-Path $dest_parent)) {
+        New-Item -Path $dest_parent -ItemType Directory
+    }
+    $command = "`"$git`" clone --recursive --origin $remote $repo $dest"
+    if ($version -ne "HEAD") {
+        $command += " --branch $version"
+    }
+    $result = Run-Command -command $command -working_directory $cwd
+    if ($result.rc -ne 0) {
+        $module.FailJson($result.stderr)
+    }
+    # Ensure the newly cloned repository has the correct owner
+    $userName = [System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent().Name
+    $idRef = [System.Security.Principal.NTAccount]::new($userName)
+    Get-Item $dest | foreach { `
+        $_ ; $_ | Get-ChildItem -Force -Recurse `
+    } | foreach { `
+        $acl = $_ | Get-Acl; $acl.SetOwner($idRef); $_ | Set-Acl -AclObject $acl `
+    }
+}
+
+function Invoke-GitCheckout {
+    [CmdletBinding()]
+    Param (
+        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)] [String] $dest,
+        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)] [String] $remote,
+        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)] [String] $version
+    )
+    if ($version -eq "HEAD") {
+        $branch = Get-GitRemoteHeadBranch $dest $remote
+    } else {
+        $branch = $version
+    }
+    $result = Run-Command -command "`"$git`" checkout $branch" -working_directory $dest
+    if ($result.rc -ne 0) {
+        $module.FailJson("Failed to checkout version '$version'`n" + $result.stderr)
+    }
+}
+
+function Invoke-GitFetch {
+    [CmdletBinding()]
+    Param (
+        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)] [String] $dest,
+        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)] [String] $remote,
+        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)] [String] $version
+    )
+    $command = "`"$git`" fetch --tags $remote"
+    $result = Run-Command -command $command -working_directory $dest
+    if ($result.rc -ne 0) {
+        $module.FailJson("Failed to download remote objects and refs:`n" + `
+                         $result.stderr)
+    }
+}
+
+function Invoke-GitPull {
+    [CmdletBinding()]
+    Param (
+        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)] [String] $dest,
+        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)] [String] $remote,
+        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)] [String] $version
+    )
+    $result = Run-Command -command "`"$git`" pull $remote $version" -working_directory $dest
+    if ($result.rc -ne 0) {
+        $module.FailJson("Failed to pull version '$version' from remote '$origin':`n" + `
+                         $result.stderr)
+    }
+}
+
+function Invoke-GitSubmoduleUpdate {
+    [CmdletBinding()]
+    Param (
+        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)] [String] $dest
+    )
+    $result = Run-Command -command "`"$git`" submodule update --init" -working_directory $dest
+    if ($result.rc -ne 0) {
+        $module.FailJson("Failed to initialized/update submodules:`n" + $result.stderr)
+    }
+}
+
+# ================================ Start logic =================================
+
+if (!$dest) {
+    $module.FailJson('The destination directory must be specified.')
+}
+$dest = Get-AbsolutePath $dest
+$git_dir = Get-GitDir $dest
+$gitconfig = Join-Path $git_dir 'config'
+
+$module.Result.before = $null
+
+if (($dest -and ![System.IO.File]::Exists($gitconfig))) {
+    Invoke-GitClone $repo $remote $dest
+    Invoke-GitCheckout $dest $remote $version
+    $module.Result.changed = $true
+} else {
+    $module.Result.before = Get-GitCurrentSha $dest
+    if (Test-GitLocalChanges $dest) {
+        $module.FailJson('Local modifications exist in repository.')
+    }
+    Invoke-GitFetch $dest $remote $version
+    Invoke-GitCheckout $dest $remote $version
+    Invoke-GitPull $dest $remote $version
+    $module.Result.after = Get-GitCurrentSha $dest
+    if ($module.Result.before -ne $module.Result.after) {
+        $module.Result.changed = $true
+    }
+}
+
+if ($recursive) {
+    Invoke-GitSubmoduleUpdate $dest
+}
+
+$module.ExitJson()
diff --git a/library/win_git.py b/library/win_git.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4350def
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/win_git.py
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+# TODO: copyright
+
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+---
+module: win_git
+author:
+    - "Kenneth Benzie (Benie)"
+short_description: Deploy software (or files) from git checkouts on Windows
+description:
+    - Manage git checkouts of repositories to deploy files or software on Windows.
+options:
+    data:
+        description:
+            - Alternate data to return instead of 'pong'.
+            - If this parameter is set to C(crash), the module will cause an
+              exception.
+        type: str
+        default: pong
+seealso:
+    - module: ansible.builtin.git
+'''
+
+# DOCUMENTATION = r'''
+# ---
+# module: win_ping
+# short_description: A windows version of the classic ping module
+# description:
+#   - Checks management connectivity of a windows host.
+#   - This is NOT ICMP ping, this is just a trivial test module.
+#   - For non-Windows targets, use the M(ansible.builtin.ping) module instead.
+# options:
+#   data:
+#     description:
+#       - Alternate data to return instead of 'pong'.
+#       - If this parameter is set to C(crash), the module will cause an exception.
+#     type: str
+#     default: pong
+# seealso:
+# - module: ansible.builtin.ping
+# author:
+# - Chris Church (@cchurch)
+# '''
+
+EXAMPLES = r'''
+# Test connectivity to a windows host
+# ansible winserver -m ansible.windows.win_ping
+
+- name: Example from an Ansible Playbook
+  ansible.windows.win_ping:
+
+- name: Induce an exception to see what happens
+  ansible.windows.win_ping:
+    data: crash
+'''
+
+RETURN = r'''
+ping:
+    description: Value provided with the data parameter.
+    returned: success
+    type: str
+    sample: pong
+'''
diff --git a/roles/git/tasks/Windows.yaml b/roles/git/tasks/Windows.yaml
index 72e1444..9999951 100644
--- a/roles/git/tasks/Windows.yaml
+++ b/roles/git/tasks/Windows.yaml
@@ -37,11 +37,6 @@
     dest: '{{ansible_env.USERPROFILE}}/.config/{{item.name}}'
     version: master
   with_items: '{{git_config_repos}}'
-- win_owner:
-    path: '{{ansible_env.USERPROFILE}}/.config/{{item.name}}'
-    user: Benie
-    recurse: true
-  with_items: '{{git_config_repos}}'
 
 # - TODO: install pip packages
 #   win_pip:
diff --git a/roles/neovim/tasks/Windows-plugins.yaml b/roles/neovim/tasks/Windows-plugins.yaml
index bd77bbd..91f9f78 100644
--- a/roles/neovim/tasks/Windows-plugins.yaml
+++ b/roles/neovim/tasks/Windows-plugins.yaml
@@ -26,6 +26,13 @@
     file_type: directory
   register: found_plugins
 
+- set_fact:
+    backslashes: '\\'
+    forwardslash: '/'
+- set_fact:
+    managed_plugins: "{{managed_plugins | replace(backslashes, forwardslash)}}"
+    found_plugins: "{{found_plugins | replace(backslashes, forwardslash)}}"
+
 - name: remove found plugins which are not in the managed list
   win_file:
     path: '{{item.path}}'
diff --git a/roles/neovim/tasks/Windows.yaml b/roles/neovim/tasks/Windows.yaml
index e0f9a03..305f2e0 100644
--- a/roles/neovim/tasks/Windows.yaml
+++ b/roles/neovim/tasks/Windows.yaml
@@ -13,15 +13,6 @@
     repo: git@code.infektor.net:config/vim.git
     dest: '{{vim_config_dir}}'
     branch: master
-    # clone: false
-    update: true
-- win_owner:
-    path: '{{vim_config_dir}}'
-    user: Benie
-    recurse: true
-
-- assert:
-    that: False
 
 # - TODO: neovim set repo email
 #   win_git_config:
@@ -50,10 +41,18 @@
     src: '{{vim_config_dir}}/tasks.yaml'
     dest: vim_config_tasks.yaml
     flat: true
+  changed_when: false
 
 - when: config_repo_tasks.stat.exists
   include_tasks: vim_config_tasks.yaml
 
+- name: remove fetched tasks
+  file:
+    state: absent
+    path: vim_config_tasks.yaml
+  changed_when: false
+  delegate_to: localhost
+
 - when: ansible_os_family != "Windows" and
         plugin_dir is defined and plugins is defined
   include_tasks: 'Unix-plugins.yaml'
diff --git a/roles/powershell/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/powershell/tasks/main.yaml
index a587240..fd016f1 100644
--- a/roles/powershell/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/powershell/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -5,13 +5,9 @@
 
 - name: clone config repos
   win_git:
-    repo: git@code.infektor.net:config/WindowsPowerShell.git
+    repo: https://code.infektor.net/config/WindowsPowerShell.git
     dest: '{{powershell_config_dir}}'
     branch: master
-- win_owner:
-    path: '{{powershell_config_dir}}'
-    user: Benie
-    recurse: true
 
 - name: install chocolatey package
   win_chocolatey: