Install-packageprovider -name Nuget -force Direct

Install-Module -Name Az -Force And then you see the error:

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if (-not ([Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal] [Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole] 'Administrator')) $params.Scope = 'CurrentUser'

PackageManagement\Install-PackageProvider : No match was found for the specified search criteria for the provider 'NuGet'. Or worse:

The command Install-PackageProvider -Name NuGet -Force is deceptively simple. But beneath those four parameters lies a critical process that every Windows automation engineer, DevOps professional, and system administrator should understand.

Install-PackageProvider @params Get-PackageProvider -Name NuGet