Install-packageprovider no match was found for the specified search criteria for the provider ‘nuget’

In this azure tutorial, we will discuss how to fix the error, 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. which comes while trying to install the MSOnline module in PowerShell in Azure.

Install-packageprovider no match was found for the specified search criteria nuget

I was trying to install the MSOnline module in PowerShell, I got the above error. I was executing the below command to install the MSOnline module in PowerShell.

Install-Module -Name MSOnline

Here is the exact error what i got

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.psm1:7468 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

• The ‘New-AzResourceGroup’ command was found in the module ‘Az.Resources’, but the module could not be loaded
• Powershell error – Az.Resources.psm1 cannot be loaded because running scripts is disabled on this system

Now Let’s try to fix it, To fix it follow the below steps or you can refer Unable to find package providers (NuGet)

Step- 1:

Open your Powershell ISE in Run as administrator mode.

Step-2:

Run the below line of command

[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12

Step-3:

Now install the NuGet package using the below command.

Install-PackageProvider -Name NuGet

If you can see above, the Nuget package got installed successfully without any issues.

Step-4:

Now let’s try to install the MSOnline module in PowerShell. Use the below command to do so.

Install-Module -Name MSOnline

Step-5:

The below popup will appear, you can click on the Yes button.

Step-6:

Now you can see the installation of the module has started without any issues.

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Wrapping Up

In this Azure tutorial, we discussed how to fix the error, 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. I hope it helped you to fix your issue.