Fix PackageManagement\Install-Package : No match was found for the specified search criteria and module name

When we try to install a PowerShell module on the system, an error appears that no match was found for the specified search criteria and module name. It doesn’t matter which module we want to install; the same error appears. In this article, you will learn how to fix the error PackageManagement\Install-Package : No match was found for the specified search criteria and module name.

Solution for Install-Package : No match was found for the specified search criteria

Go through the steps below to fix the error that appears in PowerShell when you run the Install-Module cmdlet.

1. Enable TLS 1.2

To enable TLS 1.2 on the system, run both cmdlets to set .NET Framework strong cryptography registry keys.

Set strong cryptography on 64-bit .Net Framework (version 4 and above).

Set-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\.NetFramework\v4.0.30319' -Name 'SchUseStrongCrypto' -Value '1' -Type DWord

Set strong cryptography on 32-bit .Net Framework (version 4 and above).

Set-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\.NetFramework\v4.0.30319' -Name 'SchUseStrongCrypto' -Value '1' -Type DWord

Important: Restart PowerShell after you apply the above changes.

Read more in the article Unable to install NuGet provider for PowerShell.

2. Unregister PSGallery

Unregister PowerShell Gallery by running the Unregister-PSRepository cmdlet.

Unregister-PSRepository -Name PSGallery

3. Register PSGallery

Register PowerShell Gallery as the default repository by running the Register-PSRepository cmdlet.

Register-PSRepository -Default

4. Verify PSGallery

Run the Get-PSRepository and verify that the PSGallery repository appears in the list

Get-PSRepository

The output appears.

Name      InstallationPolicy SourceLocation
----      ------------------ --------------
PSGallery Untrusted          https://www.powershellgallery.com/api/v2

That’s it! Now you can install the module in PowerShell successfully without the error.

Read more: How to Enable TLS 1.2/TLS 1.3 on Windows Server »

Conclusion

You learned how to fix PackageManagement\Install-Package : No match was found for the specified search criteria and module name. The solution to this error is to enable TLS 1.2 and re-register the default PSGallery on the system. After that, you can install the module in PowerShell.

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