diff --git a/ansible/roles/visual-studio/tasks/partials/vs2017.yml b/ansible/roles/visual-studio/tasks/partials/vs2017.yml
index 69c6b39d5..3a35f66f0 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/visual-studio/tasks/partials/vs2017.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/visual-studio/tasks/partials/vs2017.yml
@@ -25,4 +25,8 @@
     dest: 'C:\TEMP\Votive2017.vsix'
 
 - name: install WiX Toolset Visual Studio Extension
-  win_shell: '& "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\VSIXInstaller.exe" /quiet C:\TEMP\Votive2017.vsix'
+  win_shell: |
+    $exitCode = (Start-Process -FilePath "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\VSIXInstaller.exe" -ArgumentList "/quiet", "C:\TEMP\Votive2017.vsix" -Wait -PassThru).ExitCode
+    if ($exitCode -ne 0) {
+      throw "VSIXInstaller failed with exit code $exitCode"
+    }
diff --git a/ansible/roles/visual-studio/tasks/partials/vs2019.yml b/ansible/roles/visual-studio/tasks/partials/vs2019.yml
index 6c54f401b..35ab6384a 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/visual-studio/tasks/partials/vs2019.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/visual-studio/tasks/partials/vs2019.yml
@@ -26,4 +26,8 @@
     dest: 'C:\TEMP\Votive2019.vsix'
 
 - name: install WiX Toolset Visual Studio Extension
-  win_shell: '& "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\VSIXInstaller.exe" /quiet C:\TEMP\Votive2019.vsix'
+  win_shell: |
+    $exitCode = (Start-Process -FilePath "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\VSIXInstaller.exe" -ArgumentList "/quiet", "C:\TEMP\Votive2019.vsix" -Wait -PassThru).ExitCode
+    if ($exitCode -ne 0) {
+      throw "VSIXInstaller failed with exit code $exitCode"
+    }
diff --git a/ansible/roles/visual-studio/tasks/partials/vs2022.yml b/ansible/roles/visual-studio/tasks/partials/vs2022.yml
index 476afb732..ead5f21f5 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/visual-studio/tasks/partials/vs2022.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/visual-studio/tasks/partials/vs2022.yml
@@ -27,4 +27,8 @@
     dest: 'C:\TEMP\Votive2022.vsix'
 
 - name: install WiX Toolset Visual Studio Extension
-  win_shell: '& "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\VSIXInstaller.exe" /quiet C:\TEMP\Votive2022.vsix'
+  win_shell: |
+    $exitCode = (Start-Process -FilePath "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\VSIXInstaller.exe" -ArgumentList "/quiet", "C:\TEMP\Votive2022.vsix" -Wait -PassThru).ExitCode
+    if ($exitCode -ne 0) {
+      throw "VSIXInstaller failed with exit code $exitCode"
+    }