In this Azure tutorial, we will discuss how to fix the error. packagemanagement\install-package : no match was found for the specified search criteria and module name ‘azuread’. which came up while trying to install the AzureAD module in PowerShell in Azure.
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No match was found for the specified search criteria and module name ‘AzureAD’
I was trying to install the AzureAD module in PowerShell. I got the above error. I was executing the below command to install the AzureAD module in PowerShell.
Install-Module -Name AzureAD
Below is the exact error message.
PackageManagement\Install-Package: No match was found for the specified search criteria and module name ‘AzureAD’. Try Get-PSRepository to see all available registered module
repositories.
At C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\PowerShellGet\1.0.0.1\PSModule.psm1:1809 char:21
- … $null = PackageManagement\Install-Package @PSBoundParameters
~~~~~~~~~~~~- CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (Microsoft.Power….InstallPackage:InstallPackage) [Install-Package], Exception
- FullyQualifiedErrorId : NoMatchFoundForCriteria,Microsoft.PowerShell.PackageManagement.Cmdlets.InstallPackage
No match was found for the specified search criteria and module name ‘AzureAD’ [Solved]
Now, to fix this error, follow the below steps
1. Run the below command first using PowerShell ISE or Windows PowerShell.
[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12Check out the screenshot below.
2. Now run the below command to install the AzureAD module. It will install the AzureAD module without any issues.
Install-Module -Name AzureAD
3. Now, you can see the below popup. Click the Yes button.
4. You can see it’s started progressing with installing the AzureAD module.
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In this Azure tutorial, we discussed how to fix the error, install-module AzureAD no match was found. I hope it helped you to fix your issue.
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