diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_find.ps1 b/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_find.ps1
index fc30b0f211..36fb58fb3b 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_find.ps1
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_find.ps1
@@ -1,21 +1,10 @@
 #!powershell
 # 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/>.
 
-# WANT_JSON
-# POWERSHELL_COMMON
+# Copyright (c) 2016 Ansible Project
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+#Requires -Module Ansible.ModuleUtils.Legacy
 
 $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
 
@@ -23,21 +12,20 @@ $params = Parse-Args -arguments $args -supports_check_mode $true
 
 $paths = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name 'paths' -failifempty $true
 
-$age = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name 'age' -failifempty $false -default $null
-$age_stamp = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name 'age_stamp' -failifempty $false -default 'mtime' -ValidateSet 'mtime','ctime','atime'
-$file_type = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name 'file_type' -failifempty $false -default 'file' -ValidateSet 'file','directory'
-$follow = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name 'follow' -type "bool" -failifempty $false -default $false
-$hidden = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name 'hidden' -type "bool" -failifempty $false -default $false
-$patterns = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name 'patterns' -failifempty $false -default $null
-$recurse = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name 'recurse' -type "bool" -failifempty $false -default $false
-$size = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name 'size' -failifempty $false -default $null
-$use_regex = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name 'use_regex' -type "bool" -failifempty $false -default $false
-$get_checksum = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name 'get_checksum' -type "bool" -failifempty $false -default $true
-$checksum_algorithm = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name 'checksum_algorithm' -failifempty $false -default 'sha1' -ValidateSet 'md5', 'sha1', 'sha256', 'sha384', 'sha512'
+$age = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name 'age'
+$age_stamp = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name 'age_stamp' -default 'mtime' -ValidateSet 'mtime','ctime','atime'
+$file_type = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name 'file_type' -default 'file' -ValidateSet 'file','directory'
+$follow = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name 'follow' -type "bool" -default $false
+$hidden = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name 'hidden' -type "bool" -default $false
+$patterns = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name 'patterns'
+$recurse = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name 'recurse' -type "bool" -default $false
+$size = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name 'size'
+$use_regex = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name 'use_regex' -type "bool" -default $false
+$get_checksum = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name 'get_checksum' -type "bool" -default $true
+$checksum_algorithm = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name 'checksum_algorithm' -default 'sha1' -ValidateSet 'md5', 'sha1', 'sha256', 'sha384', 'sha512'
 
 $result = @{
     files = @()
-    warnings = @()
     examined = 0
     matched = 0
     changed = $false
@@ -121,7 +109,7 @@ Function Assert-Age($info) {
                 }
             }
         } else {
-            Fail-Json $result "failed to process age"
+            throw "failed to process age for file $($info.FullName)"
         }
     }
 
@@ -204,7 +192,7 @@ Function Assert-Size($info) {
                 }
             }
         } else {
-            Fail-Json $result "failed to process size"
+            throw "failed to process size for file $($info.FullName)"
         }
     }
 
@@ -282,8 +270,12 @@ Function Get-FileStat($file) {
         $file_stat.extension = $file.Extension
 
         if ($get_checksum) {
-            $checksum = Get-FileChecksum -path $path -algorithm $checksum_algorithm
-            $file_stat.checksum = $checksum
+            try {
+                $checksum = Get-FileChecksum -path $path -algorithm $checksum_algorithm
+                $file_stat.checksum = $checksum
+            } catch {
+                throw "failed to get checksum for file $($file.FullName)"
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -329,8 +321,14 @@ foreach ($path in $paths) {
 $paths_to_check = $paths_to_check | Select-Object -Unique
 
 foreach ($path in $paths_to_check) {
-    $file = Get-Item -Force -Path $path
-    $info = Get-FileStat -file $file
+    try {
+        $file = Get-Item -Force -Path $path
+        $info = Get-FileStat -file $file
+    } catch {
+        Add-Warning -obj $result -message "win_find failed to check some files, these files were ignored and will not be part of the result output"
+        break
+    }
+
     $new_examined = $result.examined + 1
     $result.examined = $new_examined
 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_find.py b/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_find.py
index c048582911..f07443ccb2 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_find.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_find.py
@@ -1,23 +1,11 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
-# (c) 2016, Ansible, inc
-#
-# 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/>.
-#
+# Copyright (c) 2016 Ansible Project
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+# this is a windows documentation stub.  actual code lives in the .ps1
+# file of the same name
 
 ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'metadata_version': '1.1',
                     'status': ['preview'],
@@ -27,7 +15,7 @@ DOCUMENTATION = r'''
 ---
 module: win_find
 version_added: "2.3"
-short_description: return a list of files based on specific criteria
+short_description: Return a list of files based on specific criteria
 description:
     - Return a list of files based on specified criteria.
     - Multiple criteria are AND'd together.
@@ -40,45 +28,38 @@ options:
               less than the specified time. You can choose seconds, minutes,
               hours, days or weeks by specifying the first letter of an of
               those words (e.g., "2s", "10d", 1w").
-        required: false
     age_stamp:
         description:
             - Choose the file property against which we compare C(age). The
               default attribute we compare with is the last modification time.
-        required: false
         default: mtime
         choices: ['atime', 'mtime', 'ctime']
     checksum_algorithm:
         description:
             - Algorithm to determine the checksum of a file. Will throw an error
               if the host is unable to use specified algorithm.
-        required: false
         default: sha1
         choices: ['md5', 'sha1', 'sha256', 'sha384', 'sha512']
     file_type:
-        description: Type of file to search for
-        required: false
+        description: Type of file to search for.
         default: file
         choices: ['file', 'directory']
     follow:
         description:
             - Set this to true to follow symlinks in the path. This needs to
               be used in conjunction with C(recurse).
-        required: false
-        default: false
-        choices: ['true', 'false']
+        type: bool
+        default: 'no'
     get_checksum:
         description:
             - Whether to return a checksum of the file in the return info (default sha1),
               use C(checksum_algorithm) to change from the default.
-        required: false
-        default: true
-        choices: ['true', 'false']
+        type: bool
+        default: 'yes'
     hidden:
-        description: Set this to include hidden files or folders
-        required: false
-        default: false
-        choices: ['true', 'false']
+        description: Set this to include hidden files or folders.
+        type: bool
+        default: 'no'
     paths:
         description:
             - List of paths of directories to search for files or folders in.
@@ -91,14 +72,12 @@ options:
               option. The patterns retrict the list of files or folders to be
               returned based on the filenames. For a file to be matched it
               only has to match with one pattern in a list provided.
-        required: false
     recurse:
         description:
             - Will recursively descend into the directory looking for files
-              or folders
-        required: false
-        default: false
-        choices: ['true', 'false']
+              or folders.
+        type: bool
+        default: 'no'
     size:
         description:
             - Select files or folders whose size is equal to or greater than
@@ -106,123 +85,114 @@ options:
               or less than the specified size. You can specify the size with
               a suffix of the byte type i.e. kilo = k, mega = m... Size is not
               evaluated for symbolic links.
-        required: false
-        default: false
     use_regex:
         description:
-            - Will set patterns to run as a regex check if true
-        required: false
-        default: false
-        choices: ['true', 'false']
-notes:
-    - For non-Windows targets, use the M(find) module instead.
-author: "Jordan Borean (@jborean93)"
+            - Will set patterns to run as a regex check if true.
+        type: bool
+        default: 'no'
+author:
+- Jordan Borean (@jborean93)
 '''
 
 EXAMPLES = r'''
-# Find files in path
-- win_find:
+- name: Find files in path
+  win_find:
     paths: D:\temp
 
-# Find hidden files in path
-- win_find:
+- name: Find hidden files in path
+  win_find:
     paths: D:\temp
     hidden: True
 
-# Find files in multiple paths
-- win_find:
+- name: Find files in multiple paths
+  win_find:
     paths: ['C:\temp', 'D:\temp']
 
-# Find files in directory while searching recursively
-- win_find:
+- name: Find files in directory while searching recursively
+  win_find:
     paths: D:\temp
     recurse: True
 
-# Find files in directory while following symlinks
-- win_find:
+- name: Find files in directory while following symlinks
+  win_find:
     paths: D:\temp
     recurse: True
     follow: True
 
-# Find files with .log and .out extension using powershell wildcards
-- win_find:
+- name: Find files with .log and .out extension using powershell wildcards
+  win_find:
     paths: D:\temp
     patterns: ['*.log', '*.out']
 
-# Find files in path based on regex pattern
-- win_find:
+- name: Find files in path based on regex pattern
+  win_find:
     paths: D:\temp
     patterns: 'out_\d{8}-\d{6}.log'
 
-# Find files older than 1 day
-- win_find:
+- name: Find files older than 1 day
+  win_find:
     paths: D:\temp
     age: 86400
 
-# Find files older than 1 day based on create time
-- win_find:
+- name: Find files older than 1 day based on create time
+  win_find:
     paths: D:\temp
     age: 86400
     age_stamp: ctime
 
-# Find files older than 1 day with unit syntax
-- win_find:
+- name: Find files older than 1 day with unit syntax
+  win_find:
     paths: D:\temp
     age: 1d
 
-# Find files newer than 1 hour
-- win_find:
+- name: Find files newer than 1 hour
+  win_find:
     paths: D:\temp
     age: -3600
 
-# Find files newer than 1 hour with unit syntax
-- win_find:
+- name: Find files newer than 1 hour with unit syntax
+  win_find:
     paths: D:\temp
     age: -1h
 
-# Find files larger than 1MB
-- win_find:
+- name: Find files larger than 1MB
+  win_find:
     paths: D:\temp
     size: 1048576
 
-# Find files larger than 1GB with unit syntax
-- win_find:
+- name: Find files larger than 1GB with unit syntax
+  win_find:
     paths: D:\temp
     size: 1g
 
-# Find files smaller than 1MB
-- win_find:
+- name: Find files smaller than 1MB
+  win_find:
     paths: D:\temp
     size: -1048576
 
-# Find files smaller than 1GB with unit syntax
-- win_find:
+- name: Find files smaller than 1GB with unit syntax
+  win_find:
     paths: D:\temp
     size: -1g
 
-# Find folders/symlinks in multiple paths
-- win_find:
+- name: Find folders/symlinks in multiple paths
+  win_find:
     paths: ['C:\temp', 'D:\temp']
     file_type: directory
 
-# Find files and return SHA256 checksum of files found
-- win_find:
+- name: Find files and return SHA256 checksum of files found
+  win_find:
     paths: C:\temp
     get_checksum: True
     checksum_algorithm: sha256
 
-# Find files and do not return the checksum
-- win_find:
+- name: Find files and do not return the checksum
+  win_find:
     path: C:\temp
     get_checksum: False
 '''
 
 RETURN = r'''
-changed:
-    description: Whether anything was chagned
-    returned: always
-    type: boolean
-    sample: True
 examined:
     description: The number of files/folders that was checked
     returned: always
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/win_find/defaults/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/win_find/defaults/main.yml
index d3d03f767f..d04ec5f422 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/win_find/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/win_find/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 win_find_dir: "{{win_output_dir}}\\win_find"
+test_win_find_username: testuser
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/win_find/files/set_attributes.ps1 b/test/integration/targets/win_find/files/set_attributes.ps1
deleted file mode 100644
index b57a368c43..0000000000
--- a/test/integration/targets/win_find/files/set_attributes.ps1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-$path = $args[0]
-$attr = $args[1]
-$item = Get-Item "$path"
-
-$attributes = $item.Attributes -split ','
-If ($attributes -notcontains $attr) {
-    $attributes += $attr
-}
-$item.Attributes = $attributes -join ','
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/win_find/files/set_filedate.ps1 b/test/integration/targets/win_find/files/set_filedate.ps1
deleted file mode 100644
index 3bc525a4ff..0000000000
--- a/test/integration/targets/win_find/files/set_filedate.ps1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-$date = Get-Date -Year 2016 -Month 11 -Day 1 -Hour 7 -Minute 10 -Second 5 -Millisecond 0
-
-$item = Get-Item -Path "$($args[0])"
-$item.CreationTime = $date
-$item.LastAccessTime = $date
-$item.LastWriteTime = $date
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/win_find/files/set_share.ps1 b/test/integration/targets/win_find/files/set_share.ps1
deleted file mode 100644
index c56242cf40..0000000000
--- a/test/integration/targets/win_find/files/set_share.ps1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-$share_name = $args[1]
-$share_stat = Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Share -Filter "name='$share_name'"
-If ($share_stat) {
-    $share_stat.Delete()
-}
-$wmi = [wmiClass] 'Win32_Share'
-$wmi.Create($args[0], $share_name, 0)
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/win_find/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/win_find/tasks/main.yml
index 092b72a548..a44d5217c3 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/win_find/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/win_find/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,736 +1,110 @@
 ---
 - name: ensure the testing directory is cleared before setting up test
   win_file:
-    path: "{{win_find_dir}}"
+    path: '{{win_find_dir}}'
     state: absent
 
-- name: ensure testing directories exist
-  win_file:
-    path: "{{item}}"
-    state: directory
-  with_items:
-  - '{{win_find_dir}}\nested'
-  - '{{win_find_dir}}\single'
-  - '{{win_find_dir}}\link-dest'
-  - '{{win_find_dir}}\link-dest\sub-link'
-  - '{{win_find_dir}}\hard-link-dest'
-  - '{{win_find_dir}}\junction-link-dest'
-  - '{{win_find_dir}}\broken-link-dest'
-  - '{{win_find_dir}}\nested\sub-nest'
-  - '{{win_find_dir}}\shared'
-  - '{{win_find_dir}}\shared\folder'
-  - '{{win_find_dir}}\hidden'
-  - '{{win_find_dir}}\date'
-  - '{{win_find_dir}}\emptynested\nest\dir1'
-  - '{{win_find_dir}}\emptynested\nest\dir2'
+# while most of the setup can be done with modules, it is quicker to do them
+# all in bulk than with with_items to save each round trip over WinRM
+- name: set test files and folders
+  win_shell: |
+    $directories = @(
+        "nested",
+        "single",
+        "link-dest\sub-link",
+        "hard-link-dest",
+        "junction-link-dest",
+        "broken-link-dest",
+        "nested\sub-nest",
+        "shared\folder",
+        "hidden",
+        "date",
+        "emptynested\nest\dir1",
+        "emptynested\nest\dir2"
+    )
+    foreach ($directory in $directories) {
+        New-Item -Path "{{win_find_dir}}\$directory" -ItemType Directory
+    }
 
-- name: create empty test files
-  win_file:
-    path: "{{item}}"
-    state: touch
-  with_items:
-  - "{{win_find_dir}}\\nested\\file.ps1"
-  - "{{win_find_dir}}\\nested\\test.ps1"
-  - "{{win_find_dir}}\\nested\\out.log"
-  - "{{win_find_dir}}\\nested\\archive.log"
-  - "{{win_find_dir}}\\nested\\sub-nest\\test.ps1"
-  - "{{win_find_dir}}\\nested\\sub-nest\\readonly.txt"
-  - "{{win_find_dir}}\\link-dest\\link.ps1"
-  - "{{win_find_dir}}\\single\\large.ps1"
-  - "{{win_find_dir}}\\single\\small.ps1"
-  - "{{win_find_dir}}\\single\\test.ps1"
-  - "{{win_find_dir}}\\single\\hidden.ps1"
-  - "{{win_find_dir}}\\date\\new.ps1"
-  - "{{win_find_dir}}\\date\\old.ps1"
-  - "{{win_find_dir}}\\single\\out_20161101-091005.log"
-  - "{{win_find_dir}}\\hidden\\out_20161101-091005.log"
-  - "{{win_find_dir}}\\hard-link-dest\\file-abc.log"
+    $normal_content = "abcdefg1234567"
+    $normal_files = @(
+        "nested\file.ps1",
+        "nested\test.ps1",
+        "nested\out.log",
+        "nested\archive.log",
+        "nested\sub-nest\test.ps1",
+        "nested\sub-nest\readonly.txt",
+        "link-dest\link.ps1",
+        "single\test.ps1",
+        "single\hidden.ps1",
+        "single\out_20161101-091005.log",
+        "hidden\out_20161101-091005.log",
+        "hard-link-dest\file-abc.log"
+    )
+    foreach ($file in $normal_files) {
+        New-Item -Path "{{win_find_dir}}\$file" -ItemType File
+        [System.IO.File]::WriteAllText("{{win_find_dir}}\$file", $normal_content)
+    }
 
-- name: populate files with a test string
-  win_lineinfile:
-    dest: "{{item.path}}"
-    line: "{{item.text}}"
-  with_items:
-  - { 'path': "{{win_find_dir}}\\nested\\file.ps1", 'text': 'abcdefg1234567' }
-  - { 'path': "{{win_find_dir}}\\nested\\test.ps1", 'text': 'abcdefg1234567' }
-  - { 'path': "{{win_find_dir}}\\nested\\out.log", 'text': 'abcdefg1234567' }
-  - { 'path': "{{win_find_dir}}\\nested\\archive.log", 'text': 'abcdefg1234567' }
-  - { 'path': "{{win_find_dir}}\\nested\\sub-nest\\test.ps1", 'text': 'abcdefg1234567' }
-  - { 'path': "{{win_find_dir}}\\nested\\sub-nest\\readonly.txt", 'text': 'abcdefg1234567' }
-  - { 'path': "{{win_find_dir}}\\link-dest\\link.ps1", 'text': 'abcdefg1234567' }
-  - { 'path': "{{win_find_dir}}\\single\\test.ps1", 'text': 'abcdefg1234567' }
-  - { 'path': "{{win_find_dir}}\\single\\hidden.ps1", 'text': 'abcdefg1234567' }
-  - { 'path': "{{win_find_dir}}\\date\\new.ps1", 'text': 'abcdefg1234567' }
-  - { 'path': "{{win_find_dir}}\\date\\old.ps1", 'text': 'abcdefg1234567' }
-  - { 'path': "{{win_find_dir}}\\single\\out_20161101-091005.log", 'text': 'abcdefg1234567' }
-  - { 'path': "{{win_find_dir}}\\hidden\\out_20161101-091005.log", 'text': 'abcdefg1234567' }
-  - { 'path': "{{win_find_dir}}\\hard-link-dest\\file-abc.log", 'text': 'abcdefg1234567' }
-  - { 'path': "{{win_find_dir}}\\single\\small.ps1", 'text': "a" }
-  - { 'path': "{{win_find_dir}}\\date\\new.ps1", 'text': "random text for new date" }
-  - { 'path': "{{win_find_dir}}\\date\\old.ps1", 'text': "random text for old date" }
+    New-Item -Path "{{win_find_dir}}\single\small.ps1" -ItemType File
+    [System.IO.File]::WriteAllText("{{win_find_dir}}\single\small.ps1", "a")
 
-- name: populate large text file
-  win_command: powershell "Set-Content {{win_find_dir}}\\single\\large.ps1 ('abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz' * 10000)"
+    New-Item -Path "{{win_find_dir}}\date\new.ps1" -ItemType File
+    [System.IO.File]::WriteAllText("{{win_find_dir}}\date\new.ps1", "random text for new date")
 
-- name: create share
-  script: set_share.ps1 "{{win_find_dir}}\shared\folder" "folder-share"
+    New-Item -Path "{{win_find_dir}}\date\old.ps1" -ItemType File
+    [System.IO.File]::WriteAllText("{{win_find_dir}}\date\old.ps1", "random text for old date")
 
-- name: create links
-  win_command: cmd.exe /c mklink /{{item.type}} "{{item.source}}" "{{item.target}}"
-  with_items:
-  - { type: 'D', source: "{{win_find_dir}}\\nested\\link", target: "{{win_find_dir}}\\link-dest" }
-  - { type: 'D', source: "{{win_find_dir}}\\broken-link", target: "{{win_find_dir}}\\broken-link-dest" }
-  - { type: 'H', source: "{{win_find_dir}}\\hard-link-dest\\hard-link.log", target: "{{win_find_dir}}\\hard-link-dest\\file-abc.log" }
-  - { type: 'J', source: "{{win_find_dir}}\\junction-link", target: "{{win_find_dir}}\\junction-link-dest" }
+    New-Item -Path "{{win_find_dir}}\single\large.ps1" -ItemType File
+    Set-Content -Path "{{win_find_dir}}\single\large.ps1" -Value ('abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz' * 10000)
 
-- name: set modification date on files/folders
-  script: set_filedate.ps1 "{{item}}"
-  with_items:
-  - "{{win_find_dir}}\\nested\\file.ps1"
-  - "{{win_find_dir}}\\nested\\test.ps1"
-  - "{{win_find_dir}}\\nested\\out.log"
-  - "{{win_find_dir}}\\nested\\archive.log"
-  - "{{win_find_dir}}\\nested\\sub-nest\\test.ps1"
-  - "{{win_find_dir}}\\nested\\sub-nest\\readonly.txt"
-  - "{{win_find_dir}}\\link-dest\\link.ps1"
-  - "{{win_find_dir}}\\single\\large.ps1"
-  - "{{win_find_dir}}\\single\\small.ps1"
-  - "{{win_find_dir}}\\single\\test.ps1"
-  - "{{win_find_dir}}\\single\\hidden.ps1"
-  - "{{win_find_dir}}\\date\\old.ps1"
-  - "{{win_find_dir}}\\single\\out_20161101-091005.log"
-  - "{{win_find_dir}}\\hidden\\out_20161101-091005.log"
-  - "{{win_find_dir}}\\hard-link-dest\\file-abc.log"
-  - "{{win_find_dir}}\\nested"
-  - "{{win_find_dir}}\\single"
-  - "{{win_find_dir}}\\link-dest"
-  - "{{win_find_dir}}\\link-dest\\sub-link"
-  - "{{win_find_dir}}\\hard-link-dest"
-  - "{{win_find_dir}}\\junction-link-dest"
-  - "{{win_find_dir}}\\broken-link-dest"
-  - "{{win_find_dir}}\\nested\\sub-nest"
-  - "{{win_find_dir}}\\shared"
-  - "{{win_find_dir}}\\shared\\folder"
-  - "{{win_find_dir}}\\hidden"
-  - "{{win_find_dir}}\\date"
+    $share_stat = Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Share -Filter "name='folder-share'"
+    if ($share_stat) {
+        $share_stat.Delete()
+    }
+    $wmi = [wmiClass] 'Win32_Share'
+    $wmi.Create("{{win_find_dir}}\shared\folder", "folder-share", 0)
 
-- name: set file attributes for test
-  script: set_attributes.ps1 "{{item.path}}" {{item.attr}}
-  with_items:
-  - { 'path': "{{win_find_dir}}\\hidden", 'attr': "Hidden" }
-  - { 'path': "{{win_find_dir}}\\date", 'attr': "Hidden" }
-  - { 'path': "{{win_find_dir}}\\nested\\archive.log", 'attr': "Archive" }
-  - { 'path': "{{win_find_dir}}\\nested\\sub-nest\\readonly.txt", 'attr': "ReadOnly" }
-  - { 'path': "{{win_find_dir}}\\single\\hidden.ps1", 'attr': "Hidden" }
-
-- name: break the broken link target
-  win_file:
-    path: "{{win_find_dir}}\\broken-link-dest"
-    state: absent
-# end test setup
-
-- name: expect failure when not setting paths
-  win_find:
-    patterns: a
-  register: actual
-  failed_when: "actual.msg != 'Get-AnsibleParam: Missing required argument: paths'"
-
-- name: expect failure when setting paths to a file
-  win_find:
-    paths: "{{win_output_dir}}\\win_find\\single\\large.ps1"
-  register: actual
-  failed_when: actual.msg != 'Argument path ' + win_output_dir + '\\win_find\\single\\large.ps1 is a file not a directory'
-
-- name: expect failure whe path is set to a non existent folder
-  win_find:
-    paths: "{{win_output_dir}}\\win_find\\thisisafakefolder"
-  register: actual
-  failed_when: actual.msg != 'Argument path ' + win_output_dir + '\\win_find\\thisisafakefolder does not exist cannot get information on'
-
-- name: get files in single directory
-  win_find:
-    paths: "{{win_output_dir}}\\win_find\\single"
-  register: actual
-
-- name: set expected value for files in a single directory
-  set_fact:
-    expected:
-      changed: False
-      examined: 5
-      failed: False
-      files:
-      - { isarchive: True,
-          attributes: Archive,
-          checksum: f8d100cdcf0e6c1007db2f8dd0b7ee2884df89af,
-          creationtime: 1477984205,
-          extension: .ps1,
-          filename: large.ps1,
-          ishidden: False,
-          isdir: False,
-          islnk: False,
-          lastaccesstime: 1477984205,
-          lastwritetime: 1477984205,
-          owner: BUILTIN\Administrators,
-          path: "{{win_find_dir}}\\single\\large.ps1",
-          isreadonly: False,
-          isshared: False,
-          size: 260002 }
-      - { isarchive: True,
-          attributes: Archive,
-          checksum: 8df33cee3325596517df5bb5aa980cf9c5c1fda3,
-          creationtime: 1477984205,
-          extension: .log,
-          filename: out_20161101-091005.log,
-          ishidden: False,
-          isdir: False,
-          islnk: False,
-          lastaccesstime: 1477984205,
-          lastwritetime: 1477984205,
-          owner: BUILTIN\Administrators,
-          path: "{{win_find_dir}}\\single\\out_20161101-091005.log",
-          isreadonly: False,
-          isshared: False,
-          size: 14 }
-      - { isarchive: True,
-          attributes: Archive,
-          checksum: 86f7e437faa5a7fce15d1ddcb9eaeaea377667b8,
-          creationtime: 1477984205,
-          extension: .ps1,
-          filename: small.ps1,
-          ishidden: False,
-          isdir: False,
-          islnk: False,
-          lastaccesstime: 1477984205,
-          lastwritetime: 1477984205,
-          owner: BUILTIN\Administrators,
-          path: "{{win_find_dir}}\\single\\small.ps1",
-          isreadonly: False,
-          isshared: False,
-          size: 1 }
-      - { isarchive: True,
-          attributes: Archive,
-          checksum: 8df33cee3325596517df5bb5aa980cf9c5c1fda3,
-          creationtime: 1477984205,
-          extension: .ps1,
-          filename: test.ps1,
-          ishidden: False,
-          isdir: False,
-          islnk: False,
-          lastaccesstime: 1477984205,
-          lastwritetime: 1477984205,
-          owner: BUILTIN\Administrators,
-          path: "{{win_find_dir}}\\single\\test.ps1",
-          isreadonly: False,
-          isshared: False,
-          size: 14 }
-      matched: 4
-
-- name: assert actual == expected
-  assert:
-    that: actual == expected
-
-- name: find hidden files
-  win_find:
-    paths: ['{{win_find_dir}}\\single', '{{win_find_dir}}\\nested']
-    hidden: True
-  register: actual
-
-- name: set fact for hidden files
-  set_fact:
-    expected:
-      changed: False
-      examined: 11
-      failed: False
-      files:
-      - { isarchive: True,
-          attributes: "Hidden, Archive",
-          checksum: 8df33cee3325596517df5bb5aa980cf9c5c1fda3,
-          creationtime: 1477984205,
-          extension: .ps1,
-          filename: hidden.ps1,
-          ishidden: True,
-          isdir: False,
-          islnk: False,
-          lastaccesstime: 1477984205,
-          lastwritetime: 1477984205,
-          owner: BUILTIN\Administrators,
-          path: "{{win_find_dir}}\\single\\hidden.ps1",
-          isreadonly: False,
-          isshared: False,
-          size: 14 }
-      matched: 1
-
-- name: assert actual == expected
-  assert:
-    that: actual == expected
-
-- name: find file based on pattern
-  win_find:
-    paths: '{{win_find_dir}}\\single'
-    patterns: ['*.log', 'out_*']
-  register: actual_pattern
-
-- name: find file based on pattern regex
-  win_find:
-    paths: '{{win_find_dir}}\\single'
-    patterns: "out_\\d{8}-\\d{6}.log"
-    use_regex: True
-  register: actual_regex
-
-- name: set fact for pattern files
-  set_fact:
-    expected:
-      changed: False
-      examined: 5
-      failed: False
-      files:
-      - { isarchive: True,
-          attributes: Archive,
-          checksum: 8df33cee3325596517df5bb5aa980cf9c5c1fda3,
-          creationtime: 1477984205,
-          extension: .log,
-          filename: out_20161101-091005.log,
-          ishidden: False,
-          isdir: False,
-          islnk: False,
-          lastaccesstime: 1477984205,
-          lastwritetime: 1477984205,
-          owner: BUILTIN\Administrators,
-          path: "{{win_find_dir}}\\single\\out_20161101-091005.log",
-          isreadonly: False,
-          isshared: False,
-          size: 14 }
-      matched: 1
-
-- name: assert actual == expected
-  assert:
-    that: 
-    - actual_pattern == expected
-    - actual_regex == expected
-
-- name: find files with recurse set
-  win_find:
-    paths: "{{win_find_dir}}\\nested"
-    recurse: True
-    patterns: "*.ps1"
-  register: actual
-
-- name: set expected value for files in a nested directory
-  set_fact:
-    expected:
-      changed: False
-      examined: 8
-      failed: False
-      files:
-      - { isarchive: True,
-          attributes: Archive,
-          checksum: 8df33cee3325596517df5bb5aa980cf9c5c1fda3,
-          creationtime: 1477984205,
-          extension: .ps1,
-          filename: test.ps1,
-          ishidden: False,
-          isdir: False,
-          islnk: False,
-          lastaccesstime: 1477984205,
-          lastwritetime: 1477984205,
-          owner: BUILTIN\Administrators,
-          path: "{{win_find_dir}}\\nested\\sub-nest\\test.ps1",
-          isreadonly: False,
-          isshared: False,
-          size: 14 }
-      - { isarchive: True,
-          attributes: Archive,
-          checksum: 8df33cee3325596517df5bb5aa980cf9c5c1fda3,
-          creationtime: 1477984205,
-          extension: .ps1,
-          filename: file.ps1,
-          ishidden: False,
-          isdir: False,
-          islnk: False,
-          lastaccesstime: 1477984205,
-          lastwritetime: 1477984205,
-          owner: BUILTIN\Administrators,
-          path: "{{win_find_dir}}\\nested\\file.ps1",
-          isreadonly: False,
-          isshared: False,
-          size: 14 }
-      - { isarchive: True,
-          attributes: Archive,
-          checksum: 8df33cee3325596517df5bb5aa980cf9c5c1fda3,
-          creationtime: 1477984205,
-          extension: .ps1,
-          filename: test.ps1,
-          ishidden: False,
-          isdir: False,
-          islnk: False,
-          lastaccesstime: 1477984205,
-          lastwritetime: 1477984205,
-          owner: BUILTIN\Administrators,
-          path: "{{win_find_dir}}\\nested\\test.ps1",
-          isreadonly: False,
-          isshared: False,
-          size: 14 }
-      matched: 3
-
-- name: assert actual == expected
-  assert:
-    that: actual == expected
-
-- name: find files with recurse set and follow links
-  win_find:
-    paths: "{{win_find_dir}}\\nested"
-    recurse: True
-    follow: True
-    patterns: "*.ps1"
-  register: actual
-
-- name: set expected value for files in a nested directory while following links
-  set_fact:
-    expected:
-      changed: False
-      examined: 10
-      failed: False
-      files:
-      - { isarchive: True,
-          attributes: Archive,
-          checksum: 8df33cee3325596517df5bb5aa980cf9c5c1fda3,
-          creationtime: 1477984205,
-          extension: .ps1,
-          filename: link.ps1,
-          ishidden: False,
-          isdir: False,
-          islnk: False,
-          lastaccesstime: 1477984205,
-          lastwritetime: 1477984205,
-          owner: BUILTIN\Administrators,
-          path: "{{win_find_dir}}\\nested\\link\\link.ps1",
-          isreadonly: False,
-          isshared: False,
-          size: 14 }
-      - { isarchive: True,
-          attributes: Archive,
-          checksum: 8df33cee3325596517df5bb5aa980cf9c5c1fda3,
-          creationtime: 1477984205,
-          extension: .ps1,
-          filename: test.ps1,
-          ishidden: False,
-          isdir: False,
-          islnk: False,
-          lastaccesstime: 1477984205,
-          lastwritetime: 1477984205,
-          owner: BUILTIN\Administrators,
-          path: "{{win_find_dir}}\\nested\\sub-nest\\test.ps1",
-          isreadonly: False,
-          isshared: False,
-          size: 14 }
-      - { isarchive: True,
-          attributes: Archive,
-          checksum: 8df33cee3325596517df5bb5aa980cf9c5c1fda3,
-          creationtime: 1477984205,
-          extension: .ps1,
-          filename: file.ps1,
-          ishidden: False,
-          isdir: False,
-          islnk: False,
-          lastaccesstime: 1477984205,
-          lastwritetime: 1477984205,
-          owner: BUILTIN\Administrators,
-          path: "{{win_find_dir}}\\nested\\file.ps1",
-          isreadonly: False,
-          isshared: False,
-          size: 14 }
-      - { isarchive: True,
-          attributes: Archive,
-          checksum: 8df33cee3325596517df5bb5aa980cf9c5c1fda3,
-          creationtime: 1477984205,
-          extension: .ps1,
-          filename: test.ps1,
-          ishidden: False,
-          isdir: False,
-          islnk: False,
-          lastaccesstime: 1477984205,
-          lastwritetime: 1477984205,
-          owner: BUILTIN\Administrators,
-          path: "{{win_find_dir}}\\nested\\test.ps1",
-          isreadonly: False,
-          isshared: False,
-          size: 14 }
-      matched: 4
-
-- name: assert actual == expected
-  assert:
-    that: actual == expected
-
-- name: find directories
-  win_find:
-    paths: "{{win_find_dir}}\\link-dest"
-    file_type: directory
-  register: actual
-
-- name: set expected fact for directories with recurse and follow
-  set_fact:
-    expected:
-      changed: False
-      examined: 2
-      failed: False
-      files:
-      - { isarchive: False,
-          attributes: Directory,
-          creationtime: 1477984205,
-          filename: sub-link,
-          ishidden: False,
-          isdir: True,
-          islnk: False,
-          lastaccesstime: 1477984205,
-          lastwritetime: 1477984205,
-          owner: BUILTIN\Administrators,
-          path: "{{win_find_dir}}\\link-dest\\sub-link",
-          isreadonly: False,
-          isshared: False,
-          size: 0 }
-      matched: 1
-
-- name: assert actual == expected
-  assert:
-    that: actual == expected
-
-- name: find directories recurse and follow with a broken link
-  win_find:
-    paths: "{{win_find_dir}}"
-    file_type: directory
-    recurse: True
-    follow: True
-  register: actual
-
-- name: check directory count with recurse and follow is correct
-  assert:
-    that:
-    - actual.examined == 37
-    - actual.matched == 17
-    - actual.files[0].filename == 'broken-link'
-    - actual.files[0].islnk == True
-    - actual.files[6].filename == 'junction-link'
-    - actual.files[6].islnk == True
-    - actual.files[6].lnk_source == win_find_dir + '\\junction-link-dest'
-    - actual.files[11].filename == 'link'
-    - actual.files[11].islnk == True
-    - actual.files[11].lnk_source == win_find_dir + '\\link-dest'
-    - actual.files[15].filename == 'folder'
-    - actual.files[15].islnk == False
-    - actual.files[15].isshared == True
-    - actual.files[15].sharename == 'folder-share'
-
-- name: filter files by size without byte specified
-  win_find:
-    paths: "{{win_find_dir}}\\single"
-    size: 260002
-  register: actual_without_byte
-
-- name: filter files by size with byte specified
-  win_find:
-    paths: "{{win_find_dir}}\\single"
-    size: 253k
-  register: actual_with_byte
-
-- name: set expected fact for files by size
-  set_fact:
-    expected:
-      changed: False
-      examined: 5
-      failed: False
-      files:
-      - { isarchive: True,
-          attributes: Archive,
-          checksum: f8d100cdcf0e6c1007db2f8dd0b7ee2884df89af,
-          creationtime: 1477984205,
-          extension: ".ps1",
-          filename: large.ps1,
-          ishidden: False,
-          isdir: False,
-          islnk: False,
-          lastaccesstime: 1477984205,
-          lastwritetime: 1477984205,
-          owner: BUILTIN\Administrators,
-          path: "{{win_find_dir}}\\single\\large.ps1",
-          isreadonly: False,
-          isshared: False,
-          size: 260002 }
-      matched: 1
-
-- name: assert actual == expected
-  assert:
-    that: 
-    - actual_without_byte == expected
-    - actual_with_byte == expected
-
-- name: filter files by size (less than) without byte specified
-  win_find:
-    paths: "{{win_find_dir}}\\single"
-    size: -4
-  register: actual_without_byte
-
-- name: filter files by size (less than) with byte specified
-  win_find:
-    paths: "{{win_find_dir}}\\single"
-    size: -4b
-  register: actual_with_byte
-
-- name: set expected fact for files by size (less than)
-  set_fact:
-    expected:
-      changed: False
-      examined: 5
-      failed: False
-      files:
-      - { isarchive: True,
-          attributes: Archive,
-          checksum: 86f7e437faa5a7fce15d1ddcb9eaeaea377667b8,
-          creationtime: 1477984205,
-          extension: ".ps1",
-          filename: small.ps1,
-          ishidden: False,
-          isdir: False,
-          islnk: False,
-          lastaccesstime: 1477984205,
-          lastwritetime: 1477984205,
-          owner: BUILTIN\Administrators,
-          path: "{{win_find_dir}}\\single\\small.ps1",
-          isreadonly: False,
-          isshared: False,
-          size: 1 }
-      matched: 1
-
-- name: assert actual == expected
-  assert:
-    that: 
-    - actual_without_byte == expected
-    - actual_with_byte == expected
-
-# For dates we cannot assert against expected as the times change, this is a poor mans attempt at testing
-- name: filter files by age without unit specified
-  win_find:
-    paths: "{{win_find_dir}}\\date"
-    age: 3600
-  register: actual_without_unit
-
-- name: filter files by age with unit specified
-  win_find:
-    paths: "{{win_find_dir}}\\date"
-    age: 1h
-  register: actual_with_unit
-
-- name: assert dates match each other
-  assert:
-    that:
-    - actual_without_unit == actual_with_unit
-    - actual_without_unit.matched == 1
-    - actual_without_unit.files[0].checksum == '031a04ecc76f794d7842651de732075dec6fef04'
-    - actual_without_unit.files[0].path == win_find_dir + '\\date\\old.ps1'
-
-- name: filter files by age (newer than) without unit specified
-  win_find:
-    paths: "{{win_find_dir}}\\date"
-    age: -3600
-  register: actual_without_unit
-
-- name: filter files by age (newer than) without unit specified
-  win_find:
-    paths: "{{win_find_dir}}\\date"
-    age: -1h
-  register: actual_with_unit
-
-- name: assert dates match each other
-  assert:
-    that:
-    - actual_without_unit == actual_with_unit
-    - actual_without_unit.matched == 1
-    - actual_without_unit.files[0].checksum == '7454f04e3ac587f711a416f4edf26507255e0a2e'
-    - actual_without_unit.files[0].path == win_find_dir + '\\date\\new.ps1'
-
-- name: get list of files with md5 checksum
-  win_find:
-    paths: "{{win_find_dir}}\\single"
-    patterns: test.ps1
-    checksum_algorithm: md5
-  register: actual_md5_checksum
-
-- name: assert md5 checksum value
-  assert:
-    that:
-    - actual_md5_checksum.files[0].checksum == 'd1713d0f1d2e8fae230328d8fd59de01'
+    cmd.exe /c mklink /D "{{win_find_dir}}\nested\link" "{{win_find_dir}}\link-dest"
+    cmd.exe /c mklink /D "{{win_find_dir}}\broken-link" "{{win_find_dir}}\broken-link-dest"
+    cmd.exe /c mklink /H "{{win_find_dir}}\hard-link-dest\hard-link.log" "{{win_find_dir}}\hard-link-dest\file-abc.log"
+    cmd.exe /c mklink /J "{{win_find_dir}}\junction-link" "{{win_find_dir}}\junction-link-dest"
   
-- name: get list of files with sha1 checksum
-  win_find:
-    paths: "{{win_find_dir}}\\single"
-    patterns: test.ps1
-    checksum_algorithm: sha1
-  register: actual_sha1_checksum
+    $date = Get-Date -Year 2016 -Month 11 -Day 1 -Hour 7 -Minute 10 -Second 5 -Millisecond 0
+    Get-ChildItem -Path "{{win_find_dir}}" -Recurse | Where-Object { $_.Name -ne "new.ps1" } | ForEach-Object {
+        $_.CreationTime = $date
+        $_.LastAccessTime = $date
+        $_.LastWriteTime = $date
+    }
 
-- name: assert sha1 checksum value
-  assert:
-    that:
-    - actual_sha1_checksum.files[0].checksum == '8df33cee3325596517df5bb5aa980cf9c5c1fda3'
+    $attributes = @{
+        "hidden" = "Hidden"
+        "date" = "Hidden"
+        "nested\archive.log" = "Archive"
+        "nested\sub-nest\readonly.txt" = "ReadOnly"
+        "single\hidden.ps1" = "Hidden"
+    }
+    foreach ($attribute in $attributes.GetEnumerator()) {
+        $item = Get-Item -Path "{{win_find_dir}}\$($attribute.Name)"
+        $file_attributes = $item.Attributes -split ','
+        if ($file_attributes -notcontains $attribute.Value) {
+            $file_attributes += $attribute.Value
+        }
+        $item.Attributes = $file_attributes -join ','
+    }
 
-- name: get list of files with sha256 checksum
-  win_find:
-    paths: "{{win_find_dir}}\\single"
-    patterns: test.ps1
-    checksum_algorithm: sha256
-  register: actual_sha256_checksum
+    Remove-Item -Path "{{win_find_dir}}\broken-link-dest" -Force
 
-- name: assert sha256 checksum value
-  assert:
-    that:
-    - actual_sha256_checksum.files[0].checksum == 'c20d2eba7ffda0079812721b6f4e4e109e2f0c5e8cc3d1273a060df6f7d9f339'
+- block:
+  - include_tasks: tests.yml
 
-- name: get list of files with sha384 checksum
-  win_find:
-    paths: "{{win_find_dir}}\\single"
-    patterns: test.ps1
-    checksum_algorithm: sha384
-  register: actual_sha384_checksum
+  always:
+  - name: remove test user
+    win_user:
+      name: '{{test_win_find_username}}'
+      state: absent
 
-- name: assert sha384 checksum value
-  assert:
-    that:
-    - actual_sha384_checksum.files[0].checksum == 'aed515eb216b9c7009ae8c4680f46c1e22004528b231aa0482a8587543bca47d3504e9f77e884eb2d11b2f9f5dc01651'
-
-- name: get list of files with sha512 checksum
-  win_find:
-    paths: "{{win_find_dir}}\\single"
-    patterns: test.ps1
-    checksum_algorithm: sha512
-  register: actual_sha512_checksum
-
-- name: assert sha512 checksum value
-  assert:
-    that:
-    - actual_sha512_checksum.files[0].checksum == '05abf64a68c4731699c23b4fc6894a36646fce525f3c96f9cf743b5d0c3bfd933dad0e95e449e3afe1f74d534d69a53b8f46cf835763dd42915813c897b02b87'
-
-- name: get list of files without checksum
-  win_find:
-    paths: "{{win_find_dir}}\\single"
-    patterns: test.ps1
-    get_checksum: False
-  register: actual_no_checksum
-
-- name: assert no checksum is returned
-  assert:
-    that:
-    - actual_no_checksum.files[0].checksum is undefined
-
-# https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/26158
-- name: get list of files in an empty nested directory
-  win_find:
-    paths: '{{win_find_dir}}\emptynested'
-  register: actual_empty_nested
-
-- name: assert get list of files in an empty nested directory
-  assert:
-    that:
-    - actual_empty_nested.matched == 0
-
-- name: remove testing folder
-  win_file:
-    path: "{{win_find_dir}}"
-    state: absent
+  - name: remove testing folder
+    win_file:
+      path: '{{win_find_dir}}'
+      state: absent
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/win_find/tasks/tests.yml b/test/integration/targets/win_find/tasks/tests.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0afe771946
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/win_find/tasks/tests.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,662 @@
+---
+- name: expect failure when not setting paths
+  win_find:
+    patterns: a
+  register: actual
+  failed_when: "actual.msg != 'Get-AnsibleParam: Missing required argument: paths'"
+
+- name: expect failure when setting paths to a file
+  win_find:
+    paths: "{{win_output_dir}}\\win_find\\single\\large.ps1"
+  register: actual
+  failed_when: actual.msg != 'Argument path ' + win_output_dir + '\\win_find\\single\\large.ps1 is a file not a directory'
+
+- name: expect failure when path is set to a non existent folder
+  win_find:
+    paths: "{{win_output_dir}}\\win_find\\thisisafakefolder"
+  register: actual
+  failed_when: actual.msg != 'Argument path ' + win_output_dir + '\\win_find\\thisisafakefolder does not exist cannot get information on'
+
+- name: get files in single directory
+  win_find:
+    paths: "{{win_output_dir}}\\win_find\\single"
+  register: actual
+
+- name: set expected value for files in a single directory
+  set_fact:
+    expected:
+      changed: False
+      examined: 5
+      failed: False
+      files:
+      - { isarchive: True,
+          attributes: Archive,
+          checksum: f8d100cdcf0e6c1007db2f8dd0b7ee2884df89af,
+          creationtime: 1477984205,
+          extension: .ps1,
+          filename: large.ps1,
+          ishidden: False,
+          isdir: False,
+          islnk: False,
+          lastaccesstime: 1477984205,
+          lastwritetime: 1477984205,
+          owner: BUILTIN\Administrators,
+          path: "{{win_find_dir}}\\single\\large.ps1",
+          isreadonly: False,
+          isshared: False,
+          size: 260002 }
+      - { isarchive: True,
+          attributes: Archive,
+          checksum: 8df33cee3325596517df5bb5aa980cf9c5c1fda3,
+          creationtime: 1477984205,
+          extension: .log,
+          filename: out_20161101-091005.log,
+          ishidden: False,
+          isdir: False,
+          islnk: False,
+          lastaccesstime: 1477984205,
+          lastwritetime: 1477984205,
+          owner: BUILTIN\Administrators,
+          path: "{{win_find_dir}}\\single\\out_20161101-091005.log",
+          isreadonly: False,
+          isshared: False,
+          size: 14 }
+      - { isarchive: True,
+          attributes: Archive,
+          checksum: 86f7e437faa5a7fce15d1ddcb9eaeaea377667b8,
+          creationtime: 1477984205,
+          extension: .ps1,
+          filename: small.ps1,
+          ishidden: False,
+          isdir: False,
+          islnk: False,
+          lastaccesstime: 1477984205,
+          lastwritetime: 1477984205,
+          owner: BUILTIN\Administrators,
+          path: "{{win_find_dir}}\\single\\small.ps1",
+          isreadonly: False,
+          isshared: False,
+          size: 1 }
+      - { isarchive: True,
+          attributes: Archive,
+          checksum: 8df33cee3325596517df5bb5aa980cf9c5c1fda3,
+          creationtime: 1477984205,
+          extension: .ps1,
+          filename: test.ps1,
+          ishidden: False,
+          isdir: False,
+          islnk: False,
+          lastaccesstime: 1477984205,
+          lastwritetime: 1477984205,
+          owner: BUILTIN\Administrators,
+          path: "{{win_find_dir}}\\single\\test.ps1",
+          isreadonly: False,
+          isshared: False,
+          size: 14 }
+      matched: 4
+
+- name: assert actual == expected
+  assert:
+    that: actual == expected
+
+- name: find hidden files
+  win_find:
+    paths: ['{{win_find_dir}}\\single', '{{win_find_dir}}\\nested']
+    hidden: True
+  register: actual
+
+- name: set fact for hidden files
+  set_fact:
+    expected:
+      changed: False
+      examined: 11
+      failed: False
+      files:
+      - { isarchive: True,
+          attributes: "Hidden, Archive",
+          checksum: 8df33cee3325596517df5bb5aa980cf9c5c1fda3,
+          creationtime: 1477984205,
+          extension: .ps1,
+          filename: hidden.ps1,
+          ishidden: True,
+          isdir: False,
+          islnk: False,
+          lastaccesstime: 1477984205,
+          lastwritetime: 1477984205,
+          owner: BUILTIN\Administrators,
+          path: "{{win_find_dir}}\\single\\hidden.ps1",
+          isreadonly: False,
+          isshared: False,
+          size: 14 }
+      matched: 1
+
+- name: assert actual == expected
+  assert:
+    that: actual == expected
+
+- name: find file based on pattern
+  win_find:
+    paths: '{{win_find_dir}}\\single'
+    patterns: ['*.log', 'out_*']
+  register: actual_pattern
+
+- name: find file based on pattern regex
+  win_find:
+    paths: '{{win_find_dir}}\\single'
+    patterns: "out_\\d{8}-\\d{6}.log"
+    use_regex: True
+  register: actual_regex
+
+- name: set fact for pattern files
+  set_fact:
+    expected:
+      changed: False
+      examined: 5
+      failed: False
+      files:
+      - { isarchive: True,
+          attributes: Archive,
+          checksum: 8df33cee3325596517df5bb5aa980cf9c5c1fda3,
+          creationtime: 1477984205,
+          extension: .log,
+          filename: out_20161101-091005.log,
+          ishidden: False,
+          isdir: False,
+          islnk: False,
+          lastaccesstime: 1477984205,
+          lastwritetime: 1477984205,
+          owner: BUILTIN\Administrators,
+          path: "{{win_find_dir}}\\single\\out_20161101-091005.log",
+          isreadonly: False,
+          isshared: False,
+          size: 14 }
+      matched: 1
+
+- name: assert actual == expected
+  assert:
+    that: 
+    - actual_pattern == expected
+    - actual_regex == expected
+
+- name: find files with recurse set
+  win_find:
+    paths: "{{win_find_dir}}\\nested"
+    recurse: True
+    patterns: "*.ps1"
+  register: actual
+
+- name: set expected value for files in a nested directory
+  set_fact:
+    expected:
+      changed: False
+      examined: 8
+      failed: False
+      files:
+      - { isarchive: True,
+          attributes: Archive,
+          checksum: 8df33cee3325596517df5bb5aa980cf9c5c1fda3,
+          creationtime: 1477984205,
+          extension: .ps1,
+          filename: test.ps1,
+          ishidden: False,
+          isdir: False,
+          islnk: False,
+          lastaccesstime: 1477984205,
+          lastwritetime: 1477984205,
+          owner: BUILTIN\Administrators,
+          path: "{{win_find_dir}}\\nested\\sub-nest\\test.ps1",
+          isreadonly: False,
+          isshared: False,
+          size: 14 }
+      - { isarchive: True,
+          attributes: Archive,
+          checksum: 8df33cee3325596517df5bb5aa980cf9c5c1fda3,
+          creationtime: 1477984205,
+          extension: .ps1,
+          filename: file.ps1,
+          ishidden: False,
+          isdir: False,
+          islnk: False,
+          lastaccesstime: 1477984205,
+          lastwritetime: 1477984205,
+          owner: BUILTIN\Administrators,
+          path: "{{win_find_dir}}\\nested\\file.ps1",
+          isreadonly: False,
+          isshared: False,
+          size: 14 }
+      - { isarchive: True,
+          attributes: Archive,
+          checksum: 8df33cee3325596517df5bb5aa980cf9c5c1fda3,
+          creationtime: 1477984205,
+          extension: .ps1,
+          filename: test.ps1,
+          ishidden: False,
+          isdir: False,
+          islnk: False,
+          lastaccesstime: 1477984205,
+          lastwritetime: 1477984205,
+          owner: BUILTIN\Administrators,
+          path: "{{win_find_dir}}\\nested\\test.ps1",
+          isreadonly: False,
+          isshared: False,
+          size: 14 }
+      matched: 3
+
+- name: assert actual == expected
+  assert:
+    that: actual == expected
+
+- name: find files with recurse set and follow links
+  win_find:
+    paths: "{{win_find_dir}}\\nested"
+    recurse: True
+    follow: True
+    patterns: "*.ps1"
+  register: actual
+
+- name: set expected value for files in a nested directory while following links
+  set_fact:
+    expected:
+      changed: False
+      examined: 10
+      failed: False
+      files:
+      - { isarchive: True,
+          attributes: Archive,
+          checksum: 8df33cee3325596517df5bb5aa980cf9c5c1fda3,
+          creationtime: 1477984205,
+          extension: .ps1,
+          filename: link.ps1,
+          ishidden: False,
+          isdir: False,
+          islnk: False,
+          lastaccesstime: 1477984205,
+          lastwritetime: 1477984205,
+          owner: BUILTIN\Administrators,
+          path: "{{win_find_dir}}\\nested\\link\\link.ps1",
+          isreadonly: False,
+          isshared: False,
+          size: 14 }
+      - { isarchive: True,
+          attributes: Archive,
+          checksum: 8df33cee3325596517df5bb5aa980cf9c5c1fda3,
+          creationtime: 1477984205,
+          extension: .ps1,
+          filename: test.ps1,
+          ishidden: False,
+          isdir: False,
+          islnk: False,
+          lastaccesstime: 1477984205,
+          lastwritetime: 1477984205,
+          owner: BUILTIN\Administrators,
+          path: "{{win_find_dir}}\\nested\\sub-nest\\test.ps1",
+          isreadonly: False,
+          isshared: False,
+          size: 14 }
+      - { isarchive: True,
+          attributes: Archive,
+          checksum: 8df33cee3325596517df5bb5aa980cf9c5c1fda3,
+          creationtime: 1477984205,
+          extension: .ps1,
+          filename: file.ps1,
+          ishidden: False,
+          isdir: False,
+          islnk: False,
+          lastaccesstime: 1477984205,
+          lastwritetime: 1477984205,
+          owner: BUILTIN\Administrators,
+          path: "{{win_find_dir}}\\nested\\file.ps1",
+          isreadonly: False,
+          isshared: False,
+          size: 14 }
+      - { isarchive: True,
+          attributes: Archive,
+          checksum: 8df33cee3325596517df5bb5aa980cf9c5c1fda3,
+          creationtime: 1477984205,
+          extension: .ps1,
+          filename: test.ps1,
+          ishidden: False,
+          isdir: False,
+          islnk: False,
+          lastaccesstime: 1477984205,
+          lastwritetime: 1477984205,
+          owner: BUILTIN\Administrators,
+          path: "{{win_find_dir}}\\nested\\test.ps1",
+          isreadonly: False,
+          isshared: False,
+          size: 14 }
+      matched: 4
+
+- name: assert actual == expected
+  assert:
+    that: actual == expected
+
+- name: find directories
+  win_find:
+    paths: "{{win_find_dir}}\\link-dest"
+    file_type: directory
+  register: actual
+
+- name: set expected fact for directories with recurse and follow
+  set_fact:
+    expected:
+      changed: False
+      examined: 2
+      failed: False
+      files:
+      - { isarchive: False,
+          attributes: Directory,
+          creationtime: 1477984205,
+          filename: sub-link,
+          ishidden: False,
+          isdir: True,
+          islnk: False,
+          lastaccesstime: 1477984205,
+          lastwritetime: 1477984205,
+          owner: BUILTIN\Administrators,
+          path: "{{win_find_dir}}\\link-dest\\sub-link",
+          isreadonly: False,
+          isshared: False,
+          size: 0 }
+      matched: 1
+
+- name: assert actual == expected
+  assert:
+    that: actual == expected
+
+- name: find directories recurse and follow with a broken link
+  win_find:
+    paths: "{{win_find_dir}}"
+    file_type: directory
+    recurse: True
+    follow: True
+  register: actual
+
+- name: check directory count with recurse and follow is correct
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - actual.examined == 37
+    - actual.matched == 17
+    - actual.files[0].filename == 'broken-link'
+    - actual.files[0].islnk == True
+    - actual.files[6].filename == 'junction-link'
+    - actual.files[6].islnk == True
+    - actual.files[6].lnk_source == win_find_dir + '\\junction-link-dest'
+    - actual.files[11].filename == 'link'
+    - actual.files[11].islnk == True
+    - actual.files[11].lnk_source == win_find_dir + '\\link-dest'
+    - actual.files[15].filename == 'folder'
+    - actual.files[15].islnk == False
+    - actual.files[15].isshared == True
+    - actual.files[15].sharename == 'folder-share'
+
+- name: filter files by size without byte specified
+  win_find:
+    paths: "{{win_find_dir}}\\single"
+    size: 260002
+  register: actual_without_byte
+
+- name: filter files by size with byte specified
+  win_find:
+    paths: "{{win_find_dir}}\\single"
+    size: 253k
+  register: actual_with_byte
+
+- name: set expected fact for files by size
+  set_fact:
+    expected:
+      changed: False
+      examined: 5
+      failed: False
+      files:
+      - { isarchive: True,
+          attributes: Archive,
+          checksum: f8d100cdcf0e6c1007db2f8dd0b7ee2884df89af,
+          creationtime: 1477984205,
+          extension: ".ps1",
+          filename: large.ps1,
+          ishidden: False,
+          isdir: False,
+          islnk: False,
+          lastaccesstime: 1477984205,
+          lastwritetime: 1477984205,
+          owner: BUILTIN\Administrators,
+          path: "{{win_find_dir}}\\single\\large.ps1",
+          isreadonly: False,
+          isshared: False,
+          size: 260002 }
+      matched: 1
+
+- name: assert actual == expected
+  assert:
+    that: 
+    - actual_without_byte == expected
+    - actual_with_byte == expected
+
+- name: filter files by size (less than) without byte specified
+  win_find:
+    paths: "{{win_find_dir}}\\single"
+    size: -4
+  register: actual_without_byte
+
+- name: filter files by size (less than) with byte specified
+  win_find:
+    paths: "{{win_find_dir}}\\single"
+    size: -4b
+  register: actual_with_byte
+
+- name: set expected fact for files by size (less than)
+  set_fact:
+    expected:
+      changed: False
+      examined: 5
+      failed: False
+      files:
+      - { isarchive: True,
+          attributes: Archive,
+          checksum: 86f7e437faa5a7fce15d1ddcb9eaeaea377667b8,
+          creationtime: 1477984205,
+          extension: ".ps1",
+          filename: small.ps1,
+          ishidden: False,
+          isdir: False,
+          islnk: False,
+          lastaccesstime: 1477984205,
+          lastwritetime: 1477984205,
+          owner: BUILTIN\Administrators,
+          path: "{{win_find_dir}}\\single\\small.ps1",
+          isreadonly: False,
+          isshared: False,
+          size: 1 }
+      matched: 1
+
+- name: assert actual == expected
+  assert:
+    that: 
+    - actual_without_byte == expected
+    - actual_with_byte == expected
+
+# For dates we cannot assert against expected as the times change, this is a poor mans attempt at testing
+- name: filter files by age without unit specified
+  win_find:
+    paths: "{{win_find_dir}}\\date"
+    age: 3600
+  register: actual_without_unit
+
+- name: filter files by age with unit specified
+  win_find:
+    paths: "{{win_find_dir}}\\date"
+    age: 1h
+  register: actual_with_unit
+
+- name: assert dates match each other
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - actual_without_unit == actual_with_unit
+    - actual_without_unit.matched == 1
+    - actual_without_unit.files[0].checksum == 'd1185139c47f5bc951e2e9135922fe31059206b1'
+    - actual_without_unit.files[0].path == win_find_dir + '\\date\\old.ps1'
+
+- name: filter files by age (newer than) without unit specified
+  win_find:
+    paths: "{{win_find_dir}}\\date"
+    age: -3600
+  register: actual_without_unit
+
+- name: filter files by age (newer than) without unit specified
+  win_find:
+    paths: "{{win_find_dir}}\\date"
+    age: -1h
+  register: actual_with_unit
+
+- name: assert dates match each other
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - actual_without_unit == actual_with_unit
+    - actual_without_unit.matched == 1
+    - actual_without_unit.files[0].checksum == 'af99d0e98df4531b9f26c942f41d65c58766bfa9'
+    - actual_without_unit.files[0].path == win_find_dir + '\\date\\new.ps1'
+
+- name: get list of files with md5 checksum
+  win_find:
+    paths: "{{win_find_dir}}\\single"
+    patterns: test.ps1
+    checksum_algorithm: md5
+  register: actual_md5_checksum
+
+- name: assert md5 checksum value
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - actual_md5_checksum.files[0].checksum == 'd1713d0f1d2e8fae230328d8fd59de01'
+  
+- name: get list of files with sha1 checksum
+  win_find:
+    paths: "{{win_find_dir}}\\single"
+    patterns: test.ps1
+    checksum_algorithm: sha1
+  register: actual_sha1_checksum
+
+- name: assert sha1 checksum value
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - actual_sha1_checksum.files[0].checksum == '8df33cee3325596517df5bb5aa980cf9c5c1fda3'
+
+- name: get list of files with sha256 checksum
+  win_find:
+    paths: "{{win_find_dir}}\\single"
+    patterns: test.ps1
+    checksum_algorithm: sha256
+  register: actual_sha256_checksum
+
+- name: assert sha256 checksum value
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - actual_sha256_checksum.files[0].checksum == 'c20d2eba7ffda0079812721b6f4e4e109e2f0c5e8cc3d1273a060df6f7d9f339'
+
+- name: get list of files with sha384 checksum
+  win_find:
+    paths: "{{win_find_dir}}\\single"
+    patterns: test.ps1
+    checksum_algorithm: sha384
+  register: actual_sha384_checksum
+
+- name: assert sha384 checksum value
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - actual_sha384_checksum.files[0].checksum == 'aed515eb216b9c7009ae8c4680f46c1e22004528b231aa0482a8587543bca47d3504e9f77e884eb2d11b2f9f5dc01651'
+
+- name: get list of files with sha512 checksum
+  win_find:
+    paths: "{{win_find_dir}}\\single"
+    patterns: test.ps1
+    checksum_algorithm: sha512
+  register: actual_sha512_checksum
+
+- name: assert sha512 checksum value
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - actual_sha512_checksum.files[0].checksum == '05abf64a68c4731699c23b4fc6894a36646fce525f3c96f9cf743b5d0c3bfd933dad0e95e449e3afe1f74d534d69a53b8f46cf835763dd42915813c897b02b87'
+
+- name: get list of files without checksum
+  win_find:
+    paths: "{{win_find_dir}}\\single"
+    patterns: test.ps1
+    get_checksum: False
+  register: actual_no_checksum
+
+- name: assert no checksum is returned
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - actual_no_checksum.files[0].checksum is undefined
+
+# https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/26158
+- name: get list of files in an empty nested directory
+  win_find:
+    paths: '{{win_find_dir}}\emptynested'
+  register: actual_empty_nested
+
+- name: assert get list of files in an empty nested directory
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - actual_empty_nested.matched == 0
+
+- name: create new folders for security tests
+  win_file:
+    path: '{{win_find_dir}}\{{item}}'
+    state: directory
+  with_items:
+  - secure-tests\secure\internal-folder
+  - secure-tests\open\internal-folder
+
+- name: create random password for test user
+  set_fact:
+    test_win_find_password: password123! + {{ lookup('password', '/dev/null chars=ascii_letters,digits length=8') }}
+
+- name: create test user who does not have access to secure folder
+  win_user:
+    name: '{{test_win_find_username}}'
+    password: '{{test_win_find_password}}'
+    state: present
+    groups:
+    - Users
+
+- name: change owner of secure folder
+  win_owner:
+    path: '{{win_find_dir}}\secure-tests\secure'
+    user: BUILTIN\Administrators
+    recurse: yes
+
+- name: set explicit inheritance of secure folder for the Administrators accounts
+  win_acl:
+    user: BUILTIN\Administrators
+    path: '{{win_find_dir}}\secure-tests\secure'
+    rights: FullControl
+    type: allow
+    state: present
+    inherit: None
+
+- name: remove inheritance on the secure folder
+  win_acl_inheritance:
+    path: '{{win_find_dir}}\secure-tests\secure'
+    reorganize: no
+    state: absent
+
+- name: run win_find with under-privileged account
+  win_find:
+    paths: '{{win_find_dir}}\secure-tests'
+    recurse: yes
+    file_type: directory
+  register: secure_result
+  become: yes
+  become_method: runas
+  become_user: '{{test_win_find_username}}'
+  vars:
+    ansible_become_password: '{{test_win_find_password}}'
+
+- name: assert win_find only examined 2 files with under-privileged account
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - secure_result.examined == 2
+    - secure_result.matched == 2
+    - secure_result.files[0].path == win_find_dir + "\secure-tests\open"
+    - secure_result.files[1].path == win_find_dir + "\secure-tests\open\internal-folder"