Modified files to use single quotes rather than double for file path. Powershell does not process $ variables in strings that are single quoted. Powershell DOES process $ variables that are in double quoted strings.

Using single quotes enables ansible to  handle file paths that contain folders that start with $. (i.e. C:/Users/$admin/...)

lib/ansible/plugins/connection/winrm.py

@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):
 
         script_template = u'''
             begin {{
-                $path = "{0}"
+                $path = '{0}'
 
                 $DebugPreference = "Continue"
                 $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"

lib/ansible/plugins/shell/powershell.py

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class ShellModule(object):
         path = '\\'.join(parts)
         if path.startswith('~'):
             return path
-        return '"%s"' % path
+        return '\'%s\'' % path
 
     # powershell requires that script files end with .ps1
     def get_remote_filename(self, base_name):