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Office 365 – How to connect with Powershell

Thomas Maurer
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In Office 365 you can do and automate a lot with Windows Powershell. Now this small post shows you how you can connect to Office 365 with Powershell.

  1. Install the Microsoft Online Services Sign-In Assistant
    32-bit
    64-bit
  2. Install the Microsoft Online Services Module for Windows PowerShell
    32-bit
    64-bit
  3. Open Powershell and import the MsOnline Module or use the desktop shortcut which was created by the installer. 
    Import-Module MsOnline
  4. Connect to your Microsoft Office 365 account 
    Connect-MsolService

    Use your Office 365 LiveID to login (for example [email protected])

  5. Now you can start working with Windows Powershell in your Office 365 account, if you need some more help about the available Powershell cmdlets you can list them with 
    Get-Command -Module MsOnline
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Thomas Maurer
Thomas is the EMEA Global Black Belt (GBB) for Sovereign Cloud at Microsoft, helping organizations across the region harness Microsoft’s sovereign, hybrid, multicloud, and edge solutions. He works directly with C-level leaders and technical teams to remove roadblocks, accelerate digital transformation, and shape long-term cloud strategies that meet business and regulatory needs. With over 15 years of experience in cloud and datacenter, including his previous role as Principal Program Manager and Chief Evangelist for Azure Hybrid, he combines deep technical expertise with a passion for customer success. He specializes in creating scalable architectures, solution accelerators, and thought leadership that drive adoption and innovation on Azure. Thomas is a passionate community advocate and frequently speaks at industry events such as Microsoft Ignite and Microsoft TechDays. He shares his expertise through his Cloud and Datacenter Blog at www.thomasmaurer.ch and on LinkedIn and X.com www.twitter.com/thomasmaurer.

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6 responses

  1. Joe Avatar
    Joe

    Fails. “In order to install Windows Azure Active Directory Module for Windows PowerShell, you must have Microsoft Online Services Sign-in Assistant version 7.0 or greater installed on this computer.” Yeah, I do. Rebooted. It’s all there. Microsoft isn’t.

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  2. Tom Avatar
    Tom

    Same here. Just use this link for the first download then reboot and come back to install the second plugin.
    https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/confirmation.aspx?id=28177

    Reply
  3. Scott Shanks Avatar
    Scott Shanks

    Hey Thomas,
    I found this page as a result of trying to amend adhocsubscription settings on my new GoDaddy account, so I can setup my Power BI login.
    https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/ability-to-disable-free-sign-ups-for-the-free-power-bi/

    It seems that this is deprecated and on a new module now?
    I was enthusiastic when I found your page, but didn’t notice it was old.

    Do you know if the above approach still applies or do I need to move onto the Azure Active Directory PowerShell for Graph module? I’ve tried this but am getting lost in PowerShell and Azure Portal.

    Thanks

    Scott

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    1. Thomas Maurer Avatar
      Thomas Maurer

      The new Module is the AzureAD module you can use, that is the new one :)
      Install-Module AzureAD

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  4. Scott Shanks Avatar
    Scott Shanks

    Hi Thomas,

    Many thanks for the super quick response.

    I managed to do that earlier in the Windows PowerShell as an Administrator, but got stuck not knowing if its the right route.

    All I then (apparently) needed to do in the MSONline module was:
    Set-MsolCompanySettings -AllowAdHocSubscriptions $true

    I’ve just done the following again in the Windows PowerShell and see loads of CmdLets, but cannot find any equivalent to the above AllowAsHocSubscriptions or *Company* or *Subscriptions*
    Get-Command -Module AzureAD

    Reply

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