PowerShell

Attempting to install NuGet provider in PowerShell fails with: “PackageManagementInstall-PackageProvider : No match was found for the specified search criteria for the provider.”

You’re attempting to install a PowerShell module such as SharePointPnPPowerShellOnline to use Connect-PNPONline (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/sharepoint-pnp/connect-pnponline?view=sharepoint-ps) to establish a connection to SharePoint online, which prompts you to install the NuGet provider. Proceeding to answer yes to the

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Attempting to use VMware vSphere PowerCLI’s Connect-VIServer to a vCenter instance fails with: “The underlying connection was closed: An unexpected error occurred on a send.”

Problem You have VMware vSphere PowerCLI version 5.1.0.4977 installed: You attempt to connect to a vSphere vCenter 6.7: … using the Connect-VIServer cmdlet but it immediately fails with: PowerCLI C:Program Files (x86)VMwareInfrastructurevSphere PowerCLI> Connect-VIServer vCenter.contoso.local

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Attempting to use the Invoke-Command PowerShell cmdlet to remotely install an application hangs indefinitely without starting the installation

Problem You’ve enabled PSRemoting on a remote server or desktop and attempt to use the Invoke-Command PowerShell cmdlet to remotely install an application with the following cmdlet: Invoke-Command -computername wkst-122 -ScriptBlock {Start-Process -FilePath ‘C:tempagentVMware-viewagent-x86_64-6.2.1-3284564.exe’ -ArgumentList

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