Update documentation based on 301 permanent redirects (#43675)

docs/docsite/rst/user_guide/become.rst

@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ If running on a version of Ansible that is older than 2.5 or the normal
   full control over the operating system. No user is given this privilege by
   default, and care should be taken if you grant this privilege to a user or group.
   For more information on this privilege, please see
-  `Act as part of the operating system <https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn221957(v=ws.11).aspx>`_.
+  `Act as part of the operating system <https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2012-R2-and-2012/dn221957(v=ws.11)>`_.
   You can use the below task to set this privilege on a Windows host::
 
     - name: grant the ansible user the SeTcbPrivilege right
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ variables like normal but either do not define ``ansible_become_pass`` or set
 ``ansible_become_pass: ''``.
 
 Before become can work on an account like this, the local policy
-`Accounts: Limit local account use of blank passwords to console logon only <https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj852174.aspx>`_
+`Accounts: Limit local account use of blank passwords to console logon only <https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2012-R2-and-2012/jj852174(v=ws.11)>`_
 must be disabled. This can either be done through a Group Policy Object (GPO)
 or with this Ansible task:
 
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ can be set to one of the following:
   logon session as running a normal WinRM process with credential delegation.
 
 For more information, see
-`dwLogonType <https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-au/library/windows/desktop/aa378184.aspx>`_.
+`dwLogonType <https://docs.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/desktop/api/winbase/nf-winbase-logonusera>`_.
 
 The ``logon_flags`` key specifies how Windows will log the user on when creating
 the new process. The value can be set to none or multiple of the following:
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ By default ``logon_flags=with_profile`` is set, if the profile should not be
 loaded set ``logon_flags=`` or if the profile should be loaded with
 ``netcredentials_only``, set ``logon_flags=with_profile,netcredentials_only``.
 
-For more information, see `dwLogonFlags <https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms682434.aspx>`_.
+For more information, see `dwLogonFlags <https://docs.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/desktop/api/winbase/nf-winbase-createprocesswithtokenw>`_.
 
 Here are some examples of how to use ``become_flags`` with Windows tasks:
 

docs/docsite/rst/user_guide/intro_dynamic_inventory.rst

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ While primarily used to kickoff OS installations and manage DHCP and DNS, Cobble
 layer that allows it to represent data for multiple configuration management systems (even at the same time), and has
 been referred to as a 'lightweight CMDB' by some admins.
 
-To tie Ansible's inventory to Cobbler (optional), copy `this script <https://raw.github.com/ansible/ansible/devel/contrib/inventory/cobbler.py>`_ to ``/etc/ansible`` and ``chmod +x`` the file.  cobblerd will now need
+To tie Ansible's inventory to Cobbler (optional), copy `this script <https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ansible/ansible/devel/contrib/inventory/cobbler.py>`_ to ``/etc/ansible`` and ``chmod +x`` the file.  cobblerd will now need
 to be running when you are using Ansible and you'll need to use Ansible's  ``-i`` command line option (e.g. ``-i /etc/ansible/cobbler.py``).
 This particular script will communicate with Cobbler using Cobbler's XMLRPC API.
 
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ So in other words, you can use those variables in arguments/actions as well.
 Example: AWS EC2 External Inventory Script
 ``````````````````````````````````````````
 
-If you use Amazon Web Services EC2, maintaining an inventory file might not be the best approach, because hosts may come and go over time, be managed by external applications, or you might even be using AWS autoscaling. For this reason, you can use the `EC2 external inventory  <https://raw.github.com/ansible/ansible/devel/contrib/inventory/ec2.py>`_ script.
+If you use Amazon Web Services EC2, maintaining an inventory file might not be the best approach, because hosts may come and go over time, be managed by external applications, or you might even be using AWS autoscaling. For this reason, you can use the `EC2 external inventory  <https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ansible/ansible/devel/contrib/inventory/ec2.py>`_ script.
 
 You can use this script in one of two ways. The easiest is to use Ansible's ``-i`` command line option and specify the path to the script after
 marking it executable::

docs/docsite/rst/user_guide/quickstart.rst

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Ansible Quickstart
 
 We've recorded a short video that introduces Ansible.
 
-The `quickstart video <https://www.ansible.com/quick-start-video>`_ is about 13 minutes long and gives you a high level
+The `quickstart video <https://www.ansible.com/resources/videos/quick-start-video>`_ is about 13 minutes long and gives you a high level
 introduction to Ansible -- what it does and how to use it. We'll also tell you about other products in the Ansible ecosystem. 
 
 Enjoy, and be sure to visit the rest of the documentation to learn more.

docs/docsite/rst/user_guide/windows_usage.rst

@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ standard:
 .. Note:: You should only quote strings when it is absolutely
     necessary or required by YAML, and then use single quotes.
 
-The YAML specification considers the following `escape sequences <http://www.yaml.org/spec/current.html#id2517668>`_:
+The YAML specification considers the following `escape sequences <http://yaml.org/spec/current.html#id2517668>`_:
 
 * ``\0``, ``\\``, ``\"``, ``\_``, ``\a``, ``\b``, ``\e``, ``\f``, ``\n``, ``\r``, ``\t``,
   ``\v``, ``\L``, ``\N`` and ``\P`` -- Single character escape

docs/docsite/rst/user_guide/windows_winrm.rst

@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ This can be done using one of the following methods:
 
 Active Directory Certificate Services is beyond of scope in this documentation but may be
 the best option to use when running in a domain environment. For more information,
-see the `Active Directory Certificate Services documentation <https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc732625(v=ws.11).aspx>`_.
+see the `Active Directory Certificate Services documentation <https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2008-R2-and-2008/cc732625(v=ws.11)>`_.
 
 .. Note:: Using the PowerShell cmdlet ``New-SelfSignedCertificate`` to generate
     a certificate for authentication only works when being generated from a
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ There are two ways that older hosts can be used with CredSSP:
   has no way of supporting TLS 1.2
 
 To enable TLS 1.2 support on Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7, the optional update
-`KRB3080079 <https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3080079/update-to-add-rds-support-for-tls-1.1-and-tls-1.2-in-windows-7-or-windows-server-2008-r2>`_
+`KRB3080079 <https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3080079/update-to-add-rds-support-for-tls-1-1-and-tls-1-2-in-windows-7-or-wind>`_
 needs to be installed.
 
 Once the update has been applied and the Windows host rebooted, run the following