Powershell - Unable to download from URI 'https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=627338&clcid=0x409'

To install SQLServer module in powershell we need to add the nuget package provider first with command:

Install-PackageProvider -Name NuGet -MinimumVersion 2.8.5.201 -Force

 

While trying to install this nuget package provider I was getting an error like so:

Install-PackageProvider -Name NuGet -MinimumVersion 2.8.5.201
-Force
WARNING: Unable to download from URI
'https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=627338&clcid=0x409' to ''.
WARNING: Unable to download the list of available providers.
Check your internet connection.
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 line:1 char:1
+ Install-PackageProvider -Name NuGet -MinimumVersion 2.8.5.201
-Force
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument:
(Microsoft.Power...PackageProvider:InstallPackageProvider)
[Install-PackageProvider], Exception
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId :
NoMatchFoundForProvider,Microsoft.PowerShell.PackageManagement.Cmdlets.InstallPackageProvider
 

This error can be resolved by changing security protocol as explained at https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-performance/trying-to-install-program-using-powershell-and/4c3ac2b2-ebd4-4b2a-a673-e283827da143

1. Open Powershell (As Admin)

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

3. Try it again!