diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/windows/win_unzip.ps1 b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/windows/win_unzip.ps1
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+#!powershell
+# This file is part of Ansible
+#
+# Copyright 2014, Phil Schwartz <schwartzmx@gmail.com>
+#
+# Ansible is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# Ansible is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+# WANT_JSON
+# POWERSHELL_COMMON
+
+$params = Parse-Args $args;
+
+$result = New-Object psobject @{
+    win_unzip = New-Object psobject
+    changed = $false
+}
+
+If ($params.zip) {
+    $zip = $params.zip.toString()
+
+    If (-Not (Test-Path -path $zip)){
+        Fail-Json $result "zip file: $zip does not exist."
+    }
+}
+Else {
+    Fail-Json $result "missing required argument: zip"
+}
+
+If (-Not($params.dest -eq $null)) {
+    $dest = $params.dest.toString()
+
+    If (-Not (Test-Path $dest -PathType Container)){
+        New-Item -itemtype directory -path $dest
+    }
+}
+Else {
+    Fail-Json $result "missing required argument: dest"
+}
+
+Try {
+    cd C:\
+    $shell = New-Object -ComObject Shell.Application
+    $shell.NameSpace($dest).copyhere(($shell.NameSpace($zip)).items(), 20)
+    $result.changed = $true
+}
+Catch {
+    $sp = $zip.split(".")
+    $ext = $sp[$sp.length-1]
+
+    # Used to allow reboot after exe hotfix extraction (Windows 2008 R2 SP1)
+    # This will have no effect in most cases.
+    If (-Not ($ext -eq "exe")){
+        $result.changed = $false
+        Fail-Json $result "Error unzipping $zip to $dest"
+    }
+}
+
+If ($params.rm -eq "true"){
+    Remove-Item $zip -Recurse -Force
+    Set-Attr $result.win_unzip "rm" "true"
+}
+
+If ($params.restart -eq "true") {
+    Restart-Computer -Force
+    Set-Attr $result.win_unzip "restart" "true"
+}
+
+
+Set-Attr $result.win_unzip "zip" $zip.toString()
+Set-Attr $result.win_unzip "dest" $dest.toString()
+
+Exit-Json $result;
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/windows/win_unzip.py b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/windows/win_unzip.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ae2bfa94ad8
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+#!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+# (c) 2014, Phil Schwartz <schwartzmx@gmail.com>
+#
+# This file is part of Ansible
+#
+# Ansible is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# Ansible is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+# this is a windows documentation stub.  actual code lives in the .ps1
+# file of the same name
+
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+---
+module: win_unzip
+version_added: ""
+short_description: Unzips compressed files on the Windows node
+description:
+     - Unzips compressed files, and can force reboot (if needed, i.e. such as hotfixes).
+options:
+  zip:
+    description:
+      - Zip file to be unzipped (provide absolute path)
+    required: true
+    default: null
+    aliases: []
+  dest:
+    description:
+      - Destination of zip file (provide absolute path of directory)
+    required: true
+    default: null
+    aliases: []
+  rm:
+    description:
+      - Remove the zip file, after unzipping
+    required: no
+    default: false
+    aliases: []
+  restart:
+    description:
+      - Restarts the computer after unzip, can be useful for hotfixes such as http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2842230 (Restarts will have to be accounted for with wait_for module)
+    choices:
+      - true
+      - false
+    required: false
+    default: false
+    aliases: []
+author: Phil Schwartz
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = '''
+# This unzips hotfix http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2842230 and forces reboot (for hotfix to take effect)
+$ ansible -i hosts -m win_unzip -a "zip=C:\\463984_intl_x64_zip.exe dest=C:\\Hotfix restart=true" all
+# This unzips a library that was downloaded with win_get_url, and removes the file after extraction
+$ ansible -i hosts -m win_unzip -a "zip=C:\\LibraryToUnzip.zip dest=C:\\Lib rm=true" all
+# Playbook example
+---
+- name: Install WinRM PowerShell Hotfix for Windows Server 2008 SP1
+  hosts: all
+  gather_facts: false
+  tasks:
+  - name: Grab Hotfix from URL
+    win_get_url:
+      url: 'http://hotfixv4.microsoft.com/Windows%207/Windows%20Server2008%20R2%20SP1/sp2/Fix467402/7600/free/463984_intl_x64_zip.exe'
+      dest: 'C:\\463984_intl_x64_zip.exe'
+  - name: Unzip hotfix
+    win_unzip:
+      zip: "C:\\463984_intl_x64_zip.exe"
+      dest: "C:\\Hotfix"
+      restart: true
+  - name: Wait for server reboot...
+  local_action:
+    module: wait_for
+      host={{ inventory_hostname }}
+      port={{ansible_ssh_port|default(5986)}}
+      delay=15
+      timeout=600
+      state=started
+'''