Invoke-BetterWebRequest - A fix for TLS 1.2 on Windows PowerShell

Invoke-BetterWebRequest.ps1

function Invoke-BetterWebRequest {
  [CmdletBinding()]
  param(
    # Hashtable for the Invoke-WebRequest
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true, ValueFromPipeline = $true, Position = 0)]
    [hashtable]
    $iwrSplat
  )

  try {
    Write-Verbose "Trying to obtain the $uri" -Verbose
    Invoke-WebRequest @iwrSplat
  }
  catch [System.Net.WebException] {
    Write-Verbose 'Previous attempt failed. The reason could be the TLS setting. Trying to recover using TLS1.2.' -Verbose

    $originalSecurityProtocol = [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol
    [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12
    Invoke-WebRequest @iwrSplat
  }
  catch {
    $error[0] | Format-List * -force
    throw
  }
  finally {
    if ($originalSecurityProtocol) {
      [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = $originalSecurityProtocol
      Remove-Variable -Name originalSecurityProtocol
    }
  }
}