How can I get my SharePoint Online Management Module working in PowerShell?

Question

(1) Trying to run any SPO command getting:

Connect-SPOService : The term 'Connect-SPOService' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.

At line:1 char:2

+  Connect-SPOService

+  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (Connect-SPOService:String) [], CommandNotFoundException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException

(2)  I have verified that the SPO Module is installed:

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-Module -Name Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell -ListAvailable | Select Name,Version 

 

Name                                   Version         

----                                   -------         

Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell 16.0.23508.12000

Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell 16.0.23508.0    

(3) I have uninstalled the module:

Uninstalled the Powershell Module:

  PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Uninstall-Module -Name Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell -AllVersions -Force

Command completed succesfully.

(4) Reinstalled the modules:

WARNING: Version '16.0.23508.0' of module 'Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell' is already installed at 'C:\Program Files\SharePoint Online Management Shell\Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell'. To install version '16.0.23508.12000', run Install-Module

 and add the -Force parameter, this command will install version '16.0.23508.12000' in side-by-side with version '16.0.23508.0'. 

I did the forced installed and again, shows the versions running.      Any ideas?? 

Answer 1

Hello @Rose Fletcher

It's possible that the SharePoint Online Management Shell module was not imported into your PowerShell session before you attempted to use the Connect-SPOService cmdlet.

Try importing the module first using the Import-Module cmdlet:

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Import-Module Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell

Then try running the Connect-SPOService cmdlet again.

If that doesn't work, try uninstalling the SharePoint Online Management Shell module and installing it again using the following steps:

Open PowerShell as an administrator.

Run the following command to uninstall the module:

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1. Uninstall-Module -Name Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell -Force

Close and reopen PowerShell as an administrator.

Run the following command to install the latest version of the module:

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1. Install-Module -Name Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell

Import the module by running the following command:

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1. Import-Module Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell

Finally, try running the Connect-SPOService cmdlet again.

If you're still having issues after trying these steps, there may be an issue with your installation of the SharePoint Online Management Shell module, share your feedback

If the answer helped you kindly mark it as Accepted!

Regards

Answer 2

Thank you. In the attempts to try and install the module, I was getting additional errors. Import-Module : Could not load type ‘Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.DesignPackageType’ from assembly ‘Microsoft.SharePoint.Client, Version=16.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c’ I found the answer to that on a different forum: https://www.sharepointdiary.com/2019/02/import-module-could-not-load-type-microsoft-sharepoint-administration-designpackagetype-from-assembly.html

This is due to the DLL Version mismatch. To resolve the issue, follow these steps:

Uninstall SharePoint Online Management Shell and SharePoint Online Client SDK if installed.

Delete SharePoint Online Client Assemblies from: C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_MSIL, remove all Folders starting with name: Microsoft.SharePoint*

Uninstall the module with “Uninstall-Module -Name Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell -AllVersions” and reinstall the module “Install-Module -Name Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell”

Once this was addressed, I was able to load the SPO module. Thank you.