Get-URINewLocation.ps1

Function Get-URINewLocation {
[CmdletBinding()]
Param(
    [Parameter(Mandatory)]
    [system.URI]$URI
)
Begin {
    [Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12
}
Process {

    $HT = @{
        URI = $URI
        UseBasicParsing = [switch]::Present
        MaximumRedirection = 0
        ErrorAction = 'SilentlyContinue'
    }

    $r = (Invoke-WebRequest @HT -Verbose:$false)
    Write-Verbose -Message "Testing URI: $($URI)"

    if ($r.StatusCode -eq 301) {
        Write-Verbose -Message "New permanent location found $($r.Headers.Location)"
        Get-URINewLocation -URI "$($r.Headers.Location)"
    } elseif ($r.StatusCode -eq 302 -and $r.StatusDescription -eq 'Moved Temporarily') {
        Write-Verbose -Message "New temp location found $($r.Headers.Location)"
        Get-URINewLocation -URI "$($r.Headers.Location)"
    } elseif ($r.StatusCode -eq 302 -and $r.StatusDescription -eq 'Found') {
        $($r.Headers.Location)
    } else {
        Write-Warning -Message "Error code is $($r.StatusCode)"
    }
}
End {}
}

Get-URINewLocation -URI 'https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=850641' -Verbose