From ce4854b33acd822d9ac692f9f440325eacd5551c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Reinhart Previano Koentjoro Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2026 13:44:19 +1100 Subject: [PATCH] invoke-webrequest: Add `-UseBasicParsing` parameter (#21313) --- pages/windows/invoke-webrequest.md | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/pages/windows/invoke-webrequest.md b/pages/windows/invoke-webrequest.md index e6b3471e99..5221d16b46 100644 --- a/pages/windows/invoke-webrequest.md +++ b/pages/windows/invoke-webrequest.md @@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ `Invoke-WebRequest {{http://example.com}} -OutFile {{path\to\file}}` +- Only return raw HTML data instead of parsing it under Internet Explorer (PowerShell 3.0-5.1 only): + +`Invoke-WebRequest {{http://example.com}} -UseBasicParsing` + - Send form-encoded data (POST request of type `application/x-www-form-urlencoded`): `Invoke-WebRequest -Method Post -Body @{ name='bob' } {{http://example.com/form}}`