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# Test-WebConnection

Tests web connectivity to a target URI using a live TCP connection and HTTP HEAD request.

| Property | Value                 |
| -------- | --------------------- |
| Module   | OSD                   |
| Platform | WinPE (amd64 / arm64) |

## Description

Opens a live TCP connection and sends HTTP HEAD requests to the specified URI, returning $true when the request succeeds and $false otherwise. If a URI is provided without a scheme, both https\:// and http\:// are tested.

## Syntax

```powershell
Test-WebConnection [[-Uri] <Uri>] [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>] [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type  | Required | Description                                          |
| --------- | ----- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| `-Uri`    | `Uri` | False    | URI to test. Values from the pipeline are supported. |

## Examples

### Example

```powershell
Test-WebConnection -Uri 'http://example.com'
Returns $true when the target responds to an HTTP HEAD request.
```

### Example

```powershell
'google.com' | Test-WebConnection
Tests a bare URI supplied from the pipeline by checking both HTTPS and HTTP.
```

## Related

* <https://github.com/OSDeploy/OSD/tree/master/docs>


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