7.4.0 Breaking change: Passing -OutFile $null to Invoke-WebRequest fails

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### Steps to reproduce

Minimal version

```
Invoke-WebRequest "http://www.microsoft.com" -OutFile $null
```

Version that is more closely related to how that sneaks in as a surprise script breaker

```
function DoTheThing($file) {
  $Params=@{
    Uri="http://www.microsoft.com"
    OutFile=$file
    }
  Invoke-WebRequest @Params
}

DoTheThing
```


### Expected behavior

```console
Should return the results of the web call to the output stream
```


### Actual behavior

```console
Invoke-WebRequest: Cannot validate argument on parameter 'OutFile'. The argument is null or empty. Provide an argument that is not null or empty, and then try the command again.
```

(Works correctly in 7.2.17 and 7.3.3)
```


### Error details

```console
Exception             : 
    Type              : System.Management.Automation.ParameterBindingValidationException
    Message           : Cannot validate argument on parameter 'OutFile'. The argument is null or empty. Provide an argument that is not null or empty, and then try t
he command again.
    ParameterName     : OutFile
    ParameterType     : string
    ErrorId           : ParameterArgumentValidationError
    Line              : 1
    Offset            : 46
    CommandInvocation : 
        MyCommand        : Invoke-WebRequest
        ScriptLineNumber : 1
        OffsetInLine     : 1
        HistoryId        : 35
        Line             : Invoke-WebRequest "http://www.microsoft.com" @h
        Statement        : Invoke-WebRequest "http://www.microsoft.com" @h
        PositionMessage  : At line:1 char:1
                           + Invoke-WebRequest "http://www.microsoft.com" @h
                           + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
        InvocationName   : Invoke-WebRequest
        PipelineLength   : 1
        PipelinePosition : 1
    ErrorRecord       : 
        Exception             : 
            Type    : System.Management.Automation.ParentContainsErrorRecordException
            Message : Cannot validate argument on parameter 'OutFile'. The argument is null or empty. Provide an argument that is not null or empty, and then try the
 command again.
            HResult : -2146233087
        CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (:) [Invoke-WebRequest], ParentContainsErrorRecordException
        FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentValidationError,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.InvokeWebRequestCommand
        InvocationInfo        : 
            MyCommand        : Invoke-WebRequest
            ScriptLineNumber : 1
            OffsetInLine     : 46
            HistoryId        : 35
            Line             : Invoke-WebRequest "http://www.microsoft.com" @h
            Statement        : @h
            PositionMessage  : At line:1 char:46
                               + Invoke-WebRequest "http://www.microsoft.com" @h
                               +                                              ~~
            CommandOrigin    : Internal
        ScriptStackTrace      : at <ScriptBlock>, <No file>: line 1
    TargetSite        : 
        Name          : BindParameter
        DeclaringType : System.Management.Automation.ParameterBinderBase, System.Management.Automation, Version=7.4.0.500, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad
364e35
        MemberType    : Method
        Module        : System.Management.Automation.dll
    Data              : System.Collections.ListDictionaryInternal
    InnerException    : 
        Type        : System.Management.Automation.ValidationMetadataException
        ErrorRecord : 
            Exception             : 
                Type    : System.Management.Automation.ParentContainsErrorRecordException
                Message : The argument is null or empty. Provide an argument that is not null or empty, and then try the command again.
                HResult : -2146233087
            CategoryInfo          : MetadataError: (:) [], ParentContainsErrorRecordException
            FullyQualifiedErrorId : ArgumentIsNull
        TargetSite  : 
            Name          : Validate
            DeclaringType : System.Management.Automation.ValidateNotNullOrAttributeBase
            MemberType    : Method
            Module        : System.Management.Automation.dll
        Message     : The argument is null or empty. Provide an argument that is not null or empty, and then try the command again.
        Source      : System.Management.Automation
        HResult     : -2146233087
        StackTrace  : 
   at System.Management.Automation.ValidateNotNullOrAttributeBase.Validate(Object arguments, EngineIntrinsics engineIntrinsics)
   at System.Management.Automation.ParameterBinderBase.BindParameter(CommandParameterInternal parameter, CompiledCommandParameter parameterMetadata, ParameterBinding
Flags flags)
    Source            : System.Management.Automation
    HResult           : -2146233087
    StackTrace        : 
   at System.Management.Automation.ParameterBinderBase.BindParameter(CommandParameterInternal parameter, CompiledCommandParameter parameterMetadata, ParameterBinding
Flags flags)
   at System.Management.Automation.CmdletParameterBinderController.BindParameter(CommandParameterInternal argument, MergedCompiledCommandParameter parameter, Paramet
erBindingFlags flags)
   at System.Management.Automation.CmdletParameterBinderController.BindParameter(UInt32 parameterSets, CommandParameterInternal argument, MergedCompiledCommandParame
ter parameter, ParameterBindingFlags flags)
   at System.Management.Automation.CmdletParameterBinderController.BindNamedParameter(UInt32 parameterSets, CommandParameterInternal argument, MergedCompiledCommandP
arameter parameter)
   at System.Management.Automation.ParameterBinderController.BindNamedParameters(UInt32 parameterSets, Collection`1 arguments)
   at System.Management.Automation.CmdletParameterBinderController.BindCommandLineParametersNoValidation(Collection`1 arguments)
   at System.Management.Automation.CmdletParameterBinderController.BindCommandLineParameters(Collection`1 arguments)
   at System.Management.Automation.CommandProcessor.BindCommandLineParameters()
   at System.Management.Automation.CommandProcessor.Prepare(IDictionary psDefaultParameterValues)
   at System.Management.Automation.CommandProcessorBase.DoPrepare(IDictionary psDefaultParameterValues)
   at System.Management.Automation.Internal.PipelineProcessor.Start(Boolean incomingStream)
   at System.Management.Automation.Internal.PipelineProcessor.SynchronousExecuteEnumerate(Object input)
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
   at System.Management.Automation.Internal.PipelineProcessor.SynchronousExecuteEnumerate(Object input)
   at System.Management.Automation.PipelineOps.InvokePipeline(Object input, Boolean ignoreInput, CommandParameterInternal[][] pipeElements, CommandBaseAst[] pipeElem
entAsts, CommandRedirection[][] commandRedirections, FunctionContext funcContext)
   at System.Management.Automation.Interpreter.ActionCallInstruction`6.Run(InterpretedFrame frame)
   at System.Management.Automation.Interpreter.EnterTryCatchFinallyInstruction.Run(InterpretedFrame frame)
CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (:) [Invoke-WebRequest], ParameterBindingValidationException
FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentValidationError,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.InvokeWebRequestCommand
InvocationInfo        : 
    MyCommand        : Invoke-WebRequest
    ScriptLineNumber : 1
    OffsetInLine     : 46
    HistoryId        : 35
    Line             : Invoke-WebRequest "http://www.microsoft.com" @h
    Statement        : @h
    PositionMessage  : At line:1 char:46
                       + Invoke-WebRequest "http://www.microsoft.com" @h
                       +                                              ~~
    CommandOrigin    : Internal
ScriptStackTrace      : at <ScriptBlock>, <No file>: line 1
```


### Environment data

```powershell
Name                           Value
----                           -----
PSVersion                      7.4.0
PSEdition                      Core
GitCommitId                    7.4.0
OS                             Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 (Ootpa)
Platform                       Unix
PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0…}
PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3
SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1
WSManStackVersion              3.0
```


### Visuals

No really necessary, literally just paste `Invoke-WebRequest "http://www.microsoft.com" -OutFile $null` into a shell and watch the error show up

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