How do I install the exchange online powershell?

Question

I am not sure where I am supposed to paste the Install-Module -Name ExchangeOnlineManagement command. I am very confused about everything. I need to add a user for outlook to my domain.

Answer 1

Hi @Peak Foam Solutions
Thank you for posting question to Microsoft Q&A.
Please follow these steps:

1.Open PowerShell as Administrator

2.Run these commands

Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned
Install-Module ExchangeOnlineManagement -RequiredVersion 3.7.0
Import-Module ExchangeOnlineManagement
Connect-ExchangeOnline

It should look like this:

3. If you need to add new user, you might need to install Microsoft Graph in order to do that so - it is more tricky as assign license via PowerShell is more difficult than do it in Microsoft 365 Admin Center as it needs you to know your license specific detail.

You might need to follow Marcin's instruction above to access to Microsoft 365 Admin Center and create the new user then assign license (Exchange Online Plan 1/2, Microsoft 365 Business Basic/Standard/Premium, etc...)
Hope this helps.

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Answer 2

1. Install-Module -Name ExchangeOnlineManagement`

This command is PowerShell command used to install the Exchange Online Management module, which lets you manage Microsoft 365 mailboxes and users in Outlook (Exchange Online).

• Where to run it: You need to run it in PowerShell on your PC, not in Outlook or any web portal.
• Steps:
  1. Press Windows + S → type PowerShell → right-click Windows PowerShell → Run as administrator
  2. In the PowerShell window, type:

          Install-Module -Name ExchangeOnlineManagement
     

     Press Enter.
  3. If prompted about “NuGet provider” or “untrusted repository,” type Y and press Enter.

This installs the module that allows you to connect to Exchange Online and manage users/mailboxes.

2. Adding a user for Outlook

If your goal is just to add a user so they can have an Outlook mailbox, there are two paths depending on your environment:

A. If your company uses Microsoft 365 (cloud):

• You create the user in Microsoft 365 Admin Center:
  1. Go to https://admin.microsoft.com
  2. Sign in with your admin account.
  3. Navigate to Users → Active Users → Add a user.
  4. Fill in the info and assign an Exchange Online license (this gives them Outlook email).

B. If your company uses on-premises Exchange (in your own domain):

• You would typically:
  1. Open Active Directory Users and Computers on your server.
  2. Right-click the OU → New → User.
  3. Follow the wizard to create the user.
  4. Then assign them a mailbox in Exchange (either via Exchange Admin Center or PowerShell using the Exchange module).

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hth

Marcin