I encountered this #powershell issue a bit too often, so I decided to do some research. Does powershell fail your install-module or find-packageprovider commands, complaining it's unable to download, while you can access the internet just fine? It may be because the #PowershellGallery updated their #securitycipher to #TLS12:

https://medium.com/@aev_software/get-powershell-nuget-to-install-modules-if-it-complains-its-offline-set-better-tls-cipher-version-10eaa7300823

Get Powershell NuGet to install modules if it complains it’s offline: set a better TLS cipher version

Did Powershell choose an internet security cipher that is outdated or not available? It did on my Windows Server 2012 R2. Assuming your Microsoft Windows computing device is online and can get…

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