MSOnline can t be imported on PowerShell Connect-MsolService error

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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

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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

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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     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   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   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      nbsp

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

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