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Invoke-WebRequest / Invoke-RestMethod fails to follow HTTP redirects from HTTPS #2896

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Steps to reproduce

  1. Install Windows Server Nano (10.0.14393)
  2. Connect to the server using PS Remoting, then use PowerShell Core (the built-in version) to download a file, e.g. try to download .NET Core 1.1 ZIP package:

Invoke-Webrequest -Uri 'https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=835028' -OutFile C:\netcore11.zip -MaximumRedirection 10

Expected behavior

File is downloaded, HTTP 302 Redirect returned by go.microsoft.com is handled properly.

Actual behavior

The following error occurs:
invoke-webrequest : Response status code does not indicate success: 302 (Moved Temporarily).
And there is no workaround, because the thrown exception is a HttpRequestException thrown by EnsureSuccessStatusCode(), which loses all header information (so, unable even to access the Location header).

Issue is still present in the master branch:
https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/blob/master/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Utility/commands/utility/WebCmdlet/CoreCLR/WebRequestPSCmdlet.CoreClr.cs#L352
EnsureSuccessStatusCode() should not be used, as it doesn't support redirects, and it also obfuscates the exception, making it impossible to access the returned headers/body even if the exception is caught.

Environment data

PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0...}
PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3
BuildVersion                   10.0.14393.1000
SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1
PSVersion                      5.1.14393.1000
PSEdition                      Core
WSManStackVersion              3.0
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