Cannot install powershell modules

Question

Hi,

I am facing to this problem for a few days and already loosing my mind :D. I would really appreciate your help.

My problem is that I am not able to install modules to my powershell console.

Example: Install-module -Name AzureAD

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Install-module -Name AzureAD  
PackageManagement\Install-PackageProvider : Unable to find repository with SourceLocation ''. Use Get-PSRepository to see all available repositories.  
At C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\PowerShellGet\PSModule.psm1:3138 char:21  
+ ...     $null = PackageManagement\Install-PackageProvider -Name $script:N ...  
+                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument: (Microsoft.Power...PackageProvider:InstallPackageProvider) [Install-PackageProvider], Exception  
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : RegisterPackageSourceRequired,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 sys  
tem.  
At C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\PowerShellGet\PSModule.psm1:3144 char:21  
+ ...     $null = PackageManagement\Import-PackageProvider -Name $script:Nu ...  
+                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (NuGet:String) [Import-PackageProvider], Exception  
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : NoMatchFoundForCriteria,Microsoft.PowerShell.PackageManagement.Cmdlets.ImportPackageProvider  
   
PackageManagement\Get-PackageProvider : Unable to find package provider 'NuGet'. It may not be imported yet. Try 'Get-PackageProvider -ListAvailable'.  
At C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\PowerShellGet\PSModule.psm1:3148 char:30  
+ ... tProvider = PackageManagement\Get-PackageProvider -Name $script:NuGet ...  
+                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  
    + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (Microsoft.Power...PackageProvider:GetPackageProvider) [Get-PackageProvider], Exception  
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : UnknownProviderFromActivatedList,Microsoft.PowerShell.PackageManagement.Cmdlets.GetPackageProvider  
   
Install-module : NuGet provider is required to interact with NuGet-based repositories. Please ensure that '2.8.5.201' or newer version of NuGet provider is installed.  
At line:1 char:1  
+ Install-module -Name AzureAD  
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: (:) [Install-Module], InvalidOperationException  
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CouldNotInstallNuGetProvider,Install-Module  

I know that there is missing the NuGet provider. So I have tried to copy that from another computer AND?

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Install-Module -Name AzureAD  
PackageManagement\Install-Package : Unable to find module providers (PowerShellGet).  
At C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\PowerShellGet\PSModule.psm1:9709 char:34  
+ ... talledPackages = PackageManagement\Install-Package @PSBoundParameters  
+                      ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument: (Microsoft.Power....InstallPackage:InstallPackage) [Install-Package], Exception  
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : UnknownProviders,Microsoft.PowerShell.PackageManagement.Cmdlets.InstallPackage  

I am literary stuck at this point. Anybody who was facing to this problem or know how to fix it?

Thank you!

Answer 1

Hi anonymous user hope it is not too late. But I have been facing to this issue again. I fixed that issue by installing the RSAT modules for managing AD using powershell. Somehow it added the required components for installing other modules.

Answer 2

I was really upset by this issue so I have reinstalled my PC :(. But it finally works!!! Anyway thank you for your advices

Answer 3

@GilakOndrej-3552 If it's any consolation, I've been fighting the same thing for several months after a moving to an new laptop. I'm one step away from reloading, the only reason I haven't is it's a work machine and I'd have to take it in to reload.
For my situation I got a new laptop and after removing the second HDD it all started falling apart. I'm not sure if that was the catalyst but I haven't been able to get the package provider or nuget acknowledged by any of the powershell on my machine, in VSC, ISE in 5.1 or 7.0
It's a total bust, I'm going to schedule a reload too but thought you might like to know it's not just you and oddly coincidental.

Answer 4

Hi to all, i am facing same error but with another module, this command always had worked for me so i decided to check what i did before get this error and the only thing what i did was installed framework 4.8, I think the framework do something wrong over powershell, if anyone can fix this error without reinstall the pc (because i can't do this), i really appreciate that, thanks for your help, cheers!.