PowerShell - CommandNotFoundException

Question

I have a strange error with the PowerShell and a simple command:

New-LocalGroup -Description "Test Usergroup" -Name Testsusers

When I open the Powershell from CMD-box or from Start menu and run the command everything works fine (if I start with elevated rights). If I start the Shell without elevated rights I get the correct message "access denied...".

I want to run this command from an installation script (Inno Setup). The setup runs with elevated privileges, the powershell starts, but the script will not be executed. I have added to the command line the parameter "-NoExit" so that I can see what is happening. So I see that the command "New-LocalGroup" is unknown (CommandNotFoundException).
How can it be that on the same Windows 10 X64, with the same user the command is once known and once not?

Answer 1

This is the PowerShell Module: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.localaccounts/?view=powershell-5.1
It's Microsoft.PowerShell.LocalAccounts

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Regards
Andreas Baumgarten

Answer 2

I think I found the reason: It is a 32 Bit setup and starts the x86 powershell, where the command is not defined.
Do you have any idea how to set user permissions for 32-bit systems as well (without net.exe)?
Thanks a lot.
Thomas

Answer 3

It's a pity, but Set-Acl is probably not suitable for creating user accounts.
wmic is discontinued.
I have to go back to the good old net.exe and find a way to use SID's, because I also have to use other standard user groups.
Thomas

Answer 4

How can I add on this way a user to a user group on a 32 Bit system?

Answer 5

An interesting suggestion, but again, I am language dependent when selecting a predefined user group.
Thanks anyway!