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download-latest-release.ps1
$repoName = "PowerShell/PowerShell"
$assetPattern = "*-win-x64.msi"
$extractDirectory = "C:\Users\Public\Downloads"
$releasesUri = "https://api.github.com/repos/$repoName/releases/latest"
$asset = (Invoke-WebRequest $releasesUri | ConvertFrom-Json).assets | Where-Object name -like $assetPattern
$downloadUri = $asset.browser_download_url
$extractPath = [System.IO.Path]::Combine($extractDirectory, $asset.name)
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUri -Out $extractPath
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Joebu commented Aug 11, 2021

Thanks your example works fine with the powershell repo but when I execute this against my private repository I get the following error on line 11 The request was aborted: The connection was closed unexpectedly.

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sonibla commented Nov 29, 2021 •
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@Joebu private repo version: https://gist.github.com/sonibla/a60fc31b244ceba3220b9bb33316798c

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