Demonstrates how to make a PowerShell web request using a proxy server.
$proxyUri = [System.Uri]"http://my-proxy-server:8080"
$proxy = New-Object System.Net.WebProxy($proxyUri)
$proxy.Credentials = New-Object System.Net.NetworkCredential("username", "password")
[System.Net.WebRequest]::DefaultWebProxy = $proxy
[System.Net.WebRequest]::DefaultWebProxy.BypassProxyOnLocal = $true
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