Windows PowerShell command on Get-command Get-PackageProvider

NAME
    Get-PackageProvider
    
SYNOPSIS
    Returns a list of package providers that are connected to Package Management.
    
    
SYNTAX
    Get-PackageProvider [[-Name] ] [-Force] [-ForceBootstrap] [-ListAvailable] []
    
    
DESCRIPTION
    The Get-PackageProvider cmdlet returns a list of package providers that are connected to Package Management. 
    Examples of these providers include PSModule, NuGet, and Chocolatey. You can filter the results based on all or 
    part of one or more provider names.
    

PARAMETERS
    -Force []
        Indicates that this cmdlet forces all other actions with this cmdlet that can be forced. In 
        Get-PackageProvider , this means the Force parameter acts the same as the ForceBootstrap parameter.
        
        Required?                    false
        Position?                    named
        Default value                False
        Accept pipeline input?       False
        Accept wildcard characters?  false
        
    -ForceBootstrap []
        Indicates that this cmdlet forces Package Management to automatically install the package provider.
        
        Required?                    false
        Position?                    named
        Default value                False
        Accept pipeline input?       False
        Accept wildcard characters?  false
        
    -ListAvailable []
        Gets all installed providers. Get-PackageProvider gets provider in paths listed in the PSModulePath 
        environment variable as well as the package provider assembly folders: 
        $env:ProgramFiles\PackageManagement\ProviderAssemblies $env:LOCALAPPDATA\PackageManagement\ProviderAssemblies 
        Without this parameter, Get-PackageProvider gets only the providers loaded in the current session.
        
        Required?                    false
        Position?                    named
        Default value                False
        Accept pipeline input?       False
        Accept wildcard characters?  false
        
    -Name 
        Specifies one or more provider names, or partial provider names. Separate multiple provider names with commas. 
        Valid values for this parameter include names of providers that you have installed with packages; 
        PackageManagement ships with a set of default providers, including the PSModule and MSI providers.
        
        Required?                    false
        Position?                    0
        Default value                None
        Accept pipeline input?       False
        Accept wildcard characters?  false
        
    
        This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug,
        ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable,
        OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see 
        about_CommonParameters (https:/go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216). 
    
INPUTS
    
OUTPUTS
    PackageProvider[]
        
    
    
NOTES
    
    
        
    
    Example 1: Get all currently loaded package providers
    
    PS C:\>Get-PackageProvider
    
    This command gets a list of all the package providers that are currently loaded on the local computer.
    Example 2: Get all available package providers
    
    PS C:\>Get-PackageProvider -ListAvailable
    
    This command gets a list of all package providers that are available on the local computer.
    Example 3: Dynamically get a package provider
    
    PS C:\>Get-PackageProvider -Name "Chocolatey" -ForceBootstrap
    
    This command automatically installs the Chocolatey provider if your computer does not have the Chocolatey provider 
    installed.
    
RELATED LINKS
    Online Version: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=517136
    about_PackageManagement 
    Get-PackageSource 
    Register-PackageSource 
    Unregister-PackageSource