No match was found for the specified search criteria and module name ‘AzureRM’

In this azure tutorial, we will discuss how to fix the error, No match was found for the specified search criteria and module name ‘AzureRM’. which comes while trying to install the AzureRM module in PowerShell in Azure.

No match was found for the specified search criteria and module name ‘AzureRM’

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

PS C:\windows\system32> Install-Module AzureRM -AllowClobber
No match was found for the specified search criteria and module name 'AzureRM'
no match was found for the specified search criteria and module name ‘azurerm’

Below is the exact error message.

PackageManagement\Install-Package: No match was found for the specified search criteria and module name ‘AzureRM’. 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 ‘AzureRM’ [Solution]

Now to fix this error, follow the below steps

Step-1:

Run the below command first using PowerShell ISE or Windows PowerShell.

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

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Solution for No match was found for the specified search criteria and module name 'AzureRM'
packagemanagement\install-package : no match was found for the specified search criteria and module name ‘azurerm’

Step-2:

Now run the below command to install the AzureRM module. It will install the AzureRM module without any issue.

PS C:\windows\system32> Install-Module -Name AzureRM -RequiredVersion 5.0.1
How to install AzureRM module in PowerShell
packagemanagement\install-package : no match was found for the specified search criteria and module name ‘azurerm’.

Step-3:

Now you can see the below popup. Click the Yes button.

No match was found for the specified search criteria and module name 'AzureRM'
no match was found for the specified search criteria and module name ‘azurerm’.

Step-4:

You can see it’s started progressing installing the AzureRM module.

Install AzureRM module using PowerShell
packagemanagement\install-package : no match was found for the specified search criteria and module name ‘azurerm’. try get-psrepository to see all available registered module repositories.

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In this Azure tutorial, we discussed how to fix error, No match was found for the specified search criteria and module name ‘AzureRM’. I hope it helped you to fix your issue.