Install Microsoft Azure CLI without using Microsoft documentation - azure

Question

I am trying to install Azure CLI as described in Microsoft documentation "Install Azure CLI 2.0"1. The documentation seems out-of-date, hard to understand and has many issues associated with it. Each step in the documentation introduces new issues to fix first. An example is shown below.
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Install-Module AzureRM
Install-Module : The 'Install-Module' command was found in the module 'PowerShellGet', but the module could not be load
ed. For more information, run 'Import-Module PowerShellGet'.
At line:1 char:1
+ Install-Module AzureRM
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (Install-Module:String) [], CommandNotFoundException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CouldNotAutoloadMatchingModule
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32>
or
PS C:\Users\ostraaten> Import-Module AzureRM
Import-Module : The specified module 'AzureRM' was not loaded because no valid module file was found in any mod
ctory.
At line:1 char:1
+ Import-Module AzureRM
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : ResourceUnavailable: (AzureRM:String) [Import-Module], FileNotFoundException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : Modules_ModuleNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.ImportModuleCommand
Are there other ways to get Azure CLI? Third-party installers for example. Is there more up-to-date documentation? Better tested documentation?
I cannot use btw the Azure CLI for Linux - which does work - because I need a reserved public static IP address which can only be created using MS Windows CLI for Windows. It also cannot be created through the portal. For reasons unknown.
I also tried the Cloud Shell where CLI is pre-installed but that version is older and doesn't include the method to create reserved IP address. Updating the CLI version in Cloud Shell is also not possible. It fails with an error message.

Answer 1

As a workaround, we can download Azure CLI 2.0 MSI and install it on your Windows PC.
We can download MSI here.
Update:
If you want to install Azure PowerShell, we can download Azure PowerShell MSI here.
More information, please refer to this link.

Answer 2

First of all, there is a difference between the Azure CLI and Azure Powershell.
The command Install-Module AzureRM installs the latter.
AzureCLI adds the az command. If you open a command prompt and just type az, you either see an error or a list of available commands. Note: on Windows 10 you can either install the CLI directly under Windows, or you can install it under the subsystem for linux.
Enabling Ubuntu Bash is described here:
Settings -> Update and Security -> For Developers -> Developer Mode
Control Panel -> Programs -> Windows Features -> Windows Subsystem for Linux
Installing the Azure CLI here is described here:
Azure PowerShell is another way of talking to the Azure REST API. The error you're getting indicates there's something wrong with your PowerShell Repository.
Did you verify Azure really isn't installed? You can test this by trying Login-AzureRmAccount.
If you get an error you may try Register-PSRepository -Default before following the steps here