diff --git a/Install-BinTools.ps1 b/Install-BinTools.ps1
index ace51e009..a32115bc7 100644
--- a/Install-BinTools.ps1
+++ b/Install-BinTools.ps1
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 Import-Module .\tools\scripts\Build-netmf.psm1
-Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "http://netmf.github.io/downloads/build-tools.zip" | Expand-Stream -Destination $SPOROOT
+Invoke-WebRequest -UseBasicParsing -Uri "http://netmf.github.io/downloads/build-tools.zip" | Expand-Stream -Destination $SPOROOT
diff --git a/Install-CMSIS.ps1 b/Install-CMSIS.ps1
index e75bfae09..30ab4c11b 100644
--- a/Install-CMSIS.ps1
+++ b/Install-CMSIS.ps1
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@ $packSourceURLBase = "https://github.com/ARM-software/CMSIS/releases/download/v$
 
 # download the pack and extract the files into the curent directory 
 $dstPath = [System.IO.Path]::Combine( $SPOCLIENT, "CMSIS" )
-Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "$packSourceURLBase/$packFileName" | Expand-Stream -Destination $dstPath
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+Invoke-WebRequest -UseBasicParsing -Uri "$packSourceURLBase/$packFileName" | Expand-Stream -Destination $dstPath
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