Cannot load assembly 'System.Net.Http'

[droyad]

When run, the following error occurs

ParserError: C:\Users\rober\AppData\Local\Temp\install.ps1:1
Line |
   1 |  using assembly System.Net.Http
     |                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     | Cannot load assembly 'System.Net.Http'.

Removing the first line of the script makes it run.

[droyad]

Looks like it works fine on the Powershell 5 (the non-core version).

Even after the above change it failed due to the arguments passed to msiexec being invalid.

[ccressent]

System.Net.Http is definitely needed by the script, so even if it goes further when removing the using statement, you're bound to run into issues.

What platform were you on when you came across this issue? I've seen it before while using PowerShell on Linux.

[droyad]

Here is the output from $PSVersionTable. I think it's because it uses .NET Core instead of .NET Framework

Name                           Value
----                           -----
PSVersion                      7.3.10
PSEdition                      Core
GitCommitId                    7.3.10
OS                             Microsoft Windows 10.0.22635
Platform                       Win32NT
PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0…}
PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3
SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1
WSManStackVersion              3.0