How to load the Windows PowerShell cmdlets for App-V and get cmdlet help

Applies to:

Requirements for using Windows PowerShell cmdlets

This section will tell you what you'll need to use the PowerShell cmdlets.

You can grant your users access to PowerShell cmdlets through one of the following methods:

While you're deploying and configuring the App-V server, specify an Active Directory group or individual user with permissions to manage the App-V environment. For more information, see How to deploy the App-V Server.
After you've deployed the App-V server, you can use the App-V Management console to add an additional Active Directory group or user. For more information, see How to add or remove an administrator by using the Management console.

You'll need an elevated command prompt to run the following cmdlets:

The following cmdlets are ones that end-users can run unless you configure them to require an elevated command prompt.

To configure these cmdlets to require an elevated command prompt, use one of the following methods:

Run the Set-AppvClientConfiguration cmdlet with the -RequirePublishAsAdmin parameter. For more information, see the following resources:
- How to manage connection groups on a stand-alone computer by using Windows PowerShell
- Understanding pending packages: UserPending and GlobalPending
Enable the Require publish as administrator Group Policy setting for App-V Clients. For more information, see How to publish a package by using the Management Console.

To load the Windows PowerShell cmdlet modules:

Open Windows PowerShell or Windows PowerShell Integrated Scripting Environment (ISE).
Enter one of the following cmdlets to load a list of usable cmdlets for the module you want:

App-v component	Cmdlet to enter
App-V Server	Import-Module AppvServer
App-V Sequencer	Import-Module AppvSequencer
App-V Client	Import-Module AppvClient

Starting in App-V 5.0 SP3, cmdlet help is available in two formats:

As a downloadable module in PowerShell. To access the module, open Windows PowerShell or Windows PowerShell Integrated Scripting Environment (ISE) and enter one of the cmdlets from the following table.

App-v component	Cmdlet to enter
App-V Server	Update-Help -Module AppvServer
App-V Sequencer	Update-Help -Module AppvSequencer
App-V Client	Update-Help -Module AppvClient

To display help for a specific Windows PowerShell cmdlet:

Open Windows PowerShell or Windows PowerShell Integrated Scripting Environment (ISE).
Enter Get-Help followed by the cmdlet you need help with. For example:
```
Get-Help Publish-AppvClientPackage
```