Appendix 4: PowerShell Setup - Office 365

Pre-requisites for Microsoft Office365 use cases:

What do you need to know before you begin?

1. Estimated time to complete: 5 minutes
   
2. You can use the following versions of Windows:

Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8 or Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1)

Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012, or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1

3. The Office 365 work or school account that you use for these procedures needs to be a member of an Office 365 admin role. For more information, see About Office 365 admin roles.
   

Step 1: Check if required module is installed 

Note: Open PowerShell from start menu and use below commands for further process. 

1. Check if “MSOnline” module is installed by using below command :
   

Command:      Get-Module -ListAvailable -Name MSOnline

Expected output:

     Directory: C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules

ModuleType Version    Name                                ExportedCommands                                                                               

---------- -------    ----                                ----------------                                                                               

Manifest   1.1.166.0  MSOnline                            {Get-MsolDevice, Remove-MsolDevice, Enable-MsolDevice, Disable-MsolDevice...}    

2. Import Module using below command :
   

Command:     Import-Module -Name MSOnline

Step 2: Install required software

These steps are required once on your computer, not every time you connect. 

However, you'll likely need to install newer versions of the software periodically.

Install the 64-bit version of the Microsoft Online Services Sign-in Assistant: Microsoft Online Services Sign-in Assistant for IT Professionals RTW.