The response content cannot be parsed because the Internet Explorer engine is not available, or Internet Explorer’s first-launch configuration is not complete

The Problem

You are trying to run a script in windows powershell and you see this error messasge: The response content cannot be parsed because the Internet Explorer engine is not available, or Internet Explorer’s first-launch configuration is not complete. Specify the UseBasicParsing parameter and try again

The Reason for the Error

Either you do not have internet explorer installed on your system or it is not configured.

The Solution

The solution – include:

-UseBasicParsing

at the end of the script that caused the error and you should succeed now. See image below:

This should solve your problem.