How do I download files from the internet in windows7 using powershell

Question

I have been trying to download files in windows powershell with many commands

Invoke-WebRequest 'https://www.7-zip.org/a/7z2201-x64.exe' -OutFile 'C:\Users\Nati'

and this was the error

The term 'Invoke-WebRequest' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or op
ck the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try agai
At line:1 char:18
+ Invoke-WebRequest <<<<  'https://www.7-zip.org/a/7z2201-x64.exe' -OutFile 'C:\Users\Nati\Documents
    + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (Invoke-WebRequest:String) [], CommandNotFoundExceptio
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException

Any Ideas about it?

I tried the Invoke-Request method and i thought it would be able to install

What is your PowerShell version? -> `$PSVersionTable.PSVersion.ToString()` — zett42, Dec 02 '22 at 17:19
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/32315616/the-term-invoke-webrequest-is-not-recoginzed-as-the-name-of-a-cmdlet — Seva Alekseyev, Dec 02 '22 at 17:21
Error indicates you do not have Invoke-WebRequest cmdlet installed or it is not on your PSModulePath. — jdweng, Dec 02 '22 at 17:22

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 05 '22 at 21:10

You need to specify an actual file in -OutFile and not a directory.
But as stated in the comments, Invoke-WebRequest is only part of PowerShell 3.0 and later.
See MS Learn - Invoke-WebRequest

Invoke-WebRequest 'https://www.7-zip.org/a/7z2201-x64.exe' `
    -OutFile 'C:\Users\Nati\7z2201-x64.exe'

How do I download files from the internet in windows7 using powershell

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