Powershell import-module doesn t find modules

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I m learning PowerShell and I m trying to build my own module library   I ve written a simple module XMLHelpers psm1 and put in my folder  home WindowsPowerShell Modules    When I do    import-module full path to XMLHelpers psm1   It works  But when I do   import-module XMLHelpers   It doesn t work and I get the error      Import-Module   The specified module  xmlhelpers  was not loaded because no valid module file was found in any module directory    I ve checked that the environment variable PSModulePath contains this folder  As it is a network folder  I ve also tried to move it to a local folder and to modify PSModulePath but without success    env PSModulePath  env PSModulePath      C  local    Any idea on what could cause this issue

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I experienced the same error and tried numerous things before I succeeded  The solution was to prepend the path of the script to the relative path of the module like this      Note that  Path will only be available during script-execution  ScriptPath   Split-Path  MyInvocation MyCommand Path  Import-Module  ScriptPath Modules Builder psm1   Btw you should take a look at http   msdn microsoft com en-us library dd878284 v vs 85  aspx which states      Beginning in Windows PowerShell 3 0  modules are imported automatically when any cmdlet or function in the module is used in a command  This feature works on any module in a directory that this included in the value of the PSModulePath environment variable   env PSModulePath

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The module needs to be placed in a folder with the same name as the module  In your case    home WindowsPowerShell Modules XMLHelpers    The full path would be    home WindowsPowerShell Modules XMLHelpers XMLHelpers psm1   You would then be able to do   import-module XMLHelpers

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try with below on powershell   Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted import-module   path  XMLHelpers psm1   Instead of    put the full path  Full explanation of this and that

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My finding with PS 5 0 on Windows 7   ENV PsModulePath has to end with a   This normally means it will load all modules in that path   I m not able to add a single module to  env PsModulePath and get it to load with Import-Module ExampleModule  I have to use the full path to the module  e g  C  MyModules ExampleModule  I am sure it used to work    For example   Say I have the modules   C  MyModules ExampleModule C  MyModules FishingModule   I need to add C  MyModules  to  env PsModulePath  which will allow me to do  Import-Module ExampleModule Import-Module FishingModule   If for some reason  I didn t want FishingModule  I thought I could add C  MyModules ExampleModule only  no trailing     but this doesn t seem to work now  To load it  I have to Import-Module C  MyModules ExampleModule  Interestingly  in both cases  doing Get-Module -ListAvailable  shows the modules  but it won t import  Although  the module s cmdlets seem to work anyway   AFAIK  to get the automatic import to work  one has to add the name of the function to FunctionsToExport in the manifest   psd1  file  Adding FunctionsToExport        breaks the auto load  You can still have Export-ModuleMember -Function   in the module file   psm1    These are my findings  Whether there s been a change or my computer is broken  remains to be seen  HTH

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I had this problem  but only in Visual Studio Code  not in ISE  Turns out I was using an x86 session in VSCode  I displayed the PowerShell Session Menu and switched to the x64 session  and all the modules began working without full paths  I am using Version 1 17 2  architecture x64 of VSCode  My modules were stored in the C  Windows System32 WindowsPowerShell v1 0 Modules directory

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I think that the Import-Module is trying to find the module in the default directory C  Windows System32 WindowsPowerShell v1 0 Modules   Try to put the full path  or copy it to C  Windows System32 WindowsPowerShell v1 0 Modules

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1 This will search XMLHelpers XMLHelpers psm1 in current folder  Import-Module  Resolve-Path  XMLHelpers      2 This will search XMLHelpers psm1 in current folder  Import-Module  Resolve-Path  XMLHelpers psm1

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