Fix “Connect-SPOService : The term ‘Connect-SPOService’ is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.” Error
Problem: When trying to connect to SharePoint Online through PowerShell cmdlet: Connect-SPOService -URL https://crescent-Admin.SharePoint.com, got an error message and could not connect to SharePoint Online from PowerShell:
Connect-SPOService : The term ‘Connect-SPOService’ is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.
Solution:
This error message indicates that the particular cmdlet doesn’t exist in the loaded modules. In this case, this error is because the “Connect-SPOService” cmdlet is part of SharePoint Online Management Shell (or SharePoint Online PowerShell Module), and it is not loaded! So, to resolve this issue: You have to install either the SharePoint Online Management Shell (less recommended) or SharePoint Online PowerShell Module (Preferred) before using the cmdlet Connect-SPOService.
Option 1: Download and Install SharePoint Online Management Shell
You can download and install SharePoint Online Management Shell to your client machine from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35588
If it’s already installed, try uninstalling and then re-installing.
Option 2: Install SharePoint Online PowerShell Module
Double-check if the SharePoint Online PowerShell Module is installed by:
Get-Module -Name Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell -ListAvailable | Select Name,Version
You can install the SharePoint Online PowerShell Module with:
Install-Module Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell
For un-installation, use:
Uninstall-Module -Name Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell -AllVersions -Force
This will install necessary assemblies (.dll files) to the path: C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell\<Build-Number>
Other Workarounds:
Although we don’t have to explicitly load the module in PowerShell with “Import-Module Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.Powershell”, give it a try to expose any potential issues.
If you are trying to connect to SharePoint Online PowerShell through a proxy server, the Connect-SPOService cmdlet connections fail! You have to use:
#Get Credentials to connect
$cred = Get-Credential
[System.Net.WebRequest]::DefaultWebProxy.Credentials = $cred
Connect-SPOService -Url "https://<Tenant-admin>.sharepoint.com" -Credential $cred
In another situation, I had to delete all SharePoint Online client Assemblies from the GAC and then install the SharePoint Online PowerShell Module:
- Navigate to “C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_MSIL”
- Select all folders starting with the name “Microsoft.SharePoint.Client” and delete them all!
- Finally, Install the PowerShell Module for SharePoint Online: Install-Module Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell -force
Same here, nothing I’ve been at this 48 hours and it doesn’t matter what I’ve try all I ever get is ‘Connect-SPOService’ is not recognized OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
Every time I connect-SPOService I get this error. I fix it following these steps. Than next time I open powershell, I get the error again and have to follow these steps again.
Tried all, to no avail.
Could this have to do with Powershell 7 and up? and the location where it is installed
I have tried all the steps mentioned, the issue still exists in windows 10 machine
I am also facing the same issue. None of SharePoint Online commands seem to be working.Import-Module : Could not load type ‘Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.Publishing.PortalLaunch.PortalLaunchRedirectionType’ from
assembly ‘Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.Publishing, Version=16.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c’.
Connect-SPOService : The term ‘Connect-SPOService’ is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or
operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.Connect-SPOService : The term ‘Connect-SPOService’ is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or
operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.
is there any fix for this issue.? I am having this problem as well.
import-module : Could not load type ‘Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.Publishing.PortalLaunch.PortalLaunchRedirectionType’ from assembly ‘Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.Publishing, Version=16.0.0.0, Culture=neutral,
PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c’.
At line:1 char:1
import-module microsoft.online.sharepoint.powershell
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [Import-Module], TypeLoadException
FullyQualifiedErrorId : System.TypeLoadException,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.ImportModuleCommand
#Read more: https://www.sharepointdiary.com/2019/02/the-term-connect-sposervice-is-not-recognized-as-the-name-of-a-cmdlet-function-script-file-or-operable-program.html#ixzz6jrU5uBTe
i have uninstalled and reinstalled SharePoint powershell module and still cannot use connect-sposervice cmdlet
I am having this problem as well. In my case, I have two versions installed. Is this causing a conflict? I’ve tried to remove all versions, but the 16.0.20414.0 can’t be removed and might have been installed by other means other than Install-Module.
Name Version
—- ——-
Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell 16.0.20414.12000
Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell 16.0.20414.0
Same here
import-module : Could not load type ‘Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.Publishing.PortalLaunch.PortalLaunchRedirectionType’ from assembly ‘Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.Publishing, Version=16.0.0.0, Culture=neutral,
PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c’.
At line:1 char:1
+ import-module microsoft.online.sharepoint.powershell
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [Import-Module], TypeLoadException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : System.TypeLoadException,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.ImportModuleCommand
I have tried all the above steps that the problem still exists.