No match was found for the specified search criteria for the provider 'NuGet'
This post describes how to fix the error:
PackageManagement\Install-PackageProvider : No match was found for the specified search criteria for the provider 'NuGet'. The package provider requires 'PackageManagement' and 'Provider' tags. Please check if the specified package has the tags.
At C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\PowerShellGet\1.0.0.1\PSModule.psm1:7405 char:21
+ ... $null = PackageManagement\Install-PackageProvider -Name $script:N ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (Microsoft.Power...PackageProvider:InstallPackageProvider) [Install-PackageProvider], Exception
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : NoMatchFoundForProvider,Microsoft.PowerShell.PackageManagement.Cmdlets.InstallPackageProvider
PackageManagement\Import-PackageProvider : No match was found for the specified search criteria and provider name 'NuGet'. Try 'Get-PackageProvider -ListAvailable' to see if the provider exists on the system.
Cause
This error can occur when trying to install a PowerShell module or register a PowerShell repository and Tls12 is not specified as the SecurityProtocol.
You can check the SecurityProtocol by running this command in PowerShell:
Resolution
To resolve this error, set the SecurityProtocol to Tls12 by running this command in PowerShell:
[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12You should then be able to register module repositories and install PowerShell modules successfully.
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