MSOnline can't be imported on PowerShell (Connect-MsolService error)

Question

I had this issue and couldn´t find any answer. The issue was that I was trying to use Azure cdmlets to connect to O365 via c# code, but I couldn´t get the connect-msolservice.

""The term is not recognized" error when you try to run administrative Windows PowerShell cmdlets in Office 365"

Answer 1

After hours of searching and trying I found out that on a x64 server the MSOnline modules must be installed for x64, and some programs that need to run them are using the x86 PS version, so they will never find it.

[SOLUTION] What I did to solve the issue was:

Copy the folders called MSOnline and MSOnline Extended from the source

C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules\

to the folder

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules\

And then in PS run the Import-Module MSOnline, and it will automatically get the module :D

Answer 2

After reviewing Microsoft's TechNet article "Azure Active Directory Cmdlets" -> section "Install the Azure AD Module", it seems that this process has been drastically simplified, thankfully.

As of 2016/06/30, in order to successfully execute the PowerShell commands Import-Module MSOnline and Connect-MsolService, you will need to install the following applications (64-bit only):

1. Applicable Operating Systems: Windows 7 to 10
   Name: "Microsoft Online Services Sign-in Assistant for IT Professionals RTW"
   Version: 7.250.4556.0 (latest)
   Installer URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=41950
   Installer file name: msoidcli_64.msi
2. Applicable Operating Systems: Windows 7 to 10
   Name: "Windows Azure Active Directory Module for Windows PowerShell"
   Version: Unknown but the latest installer file's SHA-256 hash is D077CF49077EE133523C1D3AE9A4BF437D220B16D651005BBC12F7BDAD1BF313
   Installer URL: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn975125.aspx
   Installer file name: AdministrationConfig-en.msi
3. Applicable Operating Systems: Windows 7 only
   Name: "Windows PowerShell 3.0"
   Version: 3.0 (later versions will probably work too)
   Installer URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=34595
   Installer file name: Windows6.1-KB2506143-x64.msu

 

Answer 3

The solution with copying 32-bit libs over to 64-bit did not work for me. What worked was unchecking Target Platform Prefer 32-bit check mark in project properties.

Answer 4

I'm using a newer version of the SPO Management Shell. For me to get the error to go away, I changed my Import-Module statement to use:

Import-Module Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell -DisableNameChecking;

I also use the newer command:

Connect-SPOService

Answer 5

Connects to both Office 365 and Exchange Online in one easy to use script.

REMINDER: You must have the following installed in order to manage Office 365 via PowerShell.

Microsoft Online Services Sign-in Assistant: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=286152

Azure AD Module for Windows PowerShell 32 bit - http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?linkid=236298 64 bit - http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?linkid=236297

MORE INFORMATION FOUND HERE: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh974317.aspx

Answer 6

The following is needed:

• MS Online Services Assistant needs to be downloaded and installed.
• MS Online Module for PowerShell needs to be downloaded and installed
• Connect to Microsoft Online in PowerShell

Source: http://www.msdigest.net/2012/03/how-to-connect-to-office-365-with-powershell/

Then Follow this one if you're running a 64bits computer: I’m running a x64 OS currently (Win8 Pro).

Copy the folder MSOnline from (1) –> (2) as seen here

1) C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules(MSOnline)

2) C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules(MSOnline)

Source: http://blog.clauskonrad.net/2013/06/powershell-and-c-cant-load-msonline.html

Hope this is better and can save some people's time