Installing Azure AD Preview module for Powershell

by | Sep 8, 2020 | Azure, Microsoft teams, Office 365, Teams

Azure AD preview module is needed for newer advanced features and powershell commands, including Teams related features.

Here are few things to keep in mind while installing this module:

  1. Make sure your current powershell executable is version 3.0 or higher.
  2. You will need to install PowerShellGet – you will be prompted when you install the AzureADPreview module.
  3. The operating system must be supported. See here – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/azure/active-directory/install-adv2?view=azureadps-2.0
  4. Run as administrator prior to opening the powershell window.
  5. This is most important – make sure you do not have AzureAD module installed, if you do, then uninstall the AzureAD module.

Run a get-module to check if you already have PowershellGet installed. If you do not have it installed the output will look like this –

You can now install the AzureADPreview module. It will first prompt you to install PowerShellGet – select Yes to this prompt.

You can install PowershellGet using the command in the screenshot.

C:\>Install-PackageProvider -Name NuGet -MinimumVersion 2.8.5.201 -Force

When you run the get-Module you will not see AzureADprovider.

You have to do a import module to load the module.

After AzureADPreview build is loaded you can use the following commands to connect to the module.

$AzureAdCred = Get-Credential

Connect-AzureAD -Credential $AzureAdCred