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

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"

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

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

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

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.

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