This shows how to download files from the web via HTTP or HTPPS using Invoke-WebRequest CmdLet.
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Download from Web via HTTP or HTTPS
In this example, an HTML page of this website has been downloaded. Invoke-WebRequest syntax can be found from Microsoft here.
$website = "https://techadviz.com" $source = "$website/privacy-policy" $destination = "C:\privacy-policy.html" Invoke-WebRequest $source -OutFile $destination
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Download error from a web requiring Authentication
Along the same lines, if you access a website you do not have permission, an access error is shown.
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Download Method from Web requiring Authentication
Enter the password in the Get-Credential prompt, and continue Invoke-WebRequest with the credential.
$Credentials = Get-Credential Invoke-WebRequest $source -OutFile $destination -Credential $Credentials
If you already stored your credential in XML, you can use the stored one. How to store in XML can be found.
$credxml = "mycredential.xml" # saved before $cred = Import-Clixml $credxml Invoke-WebRequest $source -OutFile $destination -Credential $cred