PowerShell: resolving error – Import-Module: Failure from remote command. The specified module was not loaded because no valid module file was found in any module directory

Hi All,

Today sharing small issue and resolution about Import-Module PowerShell CMDLET

Background

• I want to execute SharePoint Online PowerShell CMDLETs
• And hence I was importing SharePoint Online PowerShell module using CMDLET – Import-Module

Import-Module -Name Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell -UseWindowsPowerShell

• While executing above CMDLET I was getting an error.

Error

PS C:> Import-Module -Name Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell -UseWindowsPowerShell

Import-Module: Failure from remote command: Import-Module -Name ‘Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell’: The specified module ‘Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell’ was not loaded because no valid module file was found in any module directory.

Details

• We were wondering why this error was occurring as SharePoint Online PowerShell module was installed successfully.
• To verify we have executed Get-Module CMDLET as

PS C:\> Get-Module -Name Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell

ModuleType Version    PreRelease Name                                ExportedCommands
---------- -------    ---------- ----                                ----------------
Script     1.0                   Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerS… {Add-SPOContainerTypeBilling, Add-SPOContainerUse…

PS C:\>

• We were running PowerShell as an Administrator

Solution

• We tried to import the module with exact path and it worked.
• We will get the exact path of module by executing the CMDLET with parameter –ListAvailable

PS C:\> Get-Module -Name Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell -ListAvailable

    Directory: C:\Users\u1086350\Documents\PowerShell\Modules

ModuleType Version    PreRelease Name                                PSEdition ExportedCommands
---------- -------    ---------- ----                                --------- ----------------
Binary     16.0.2612…            Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerS… Desk

• As now we know the module path, we executed the Import-Module PowerShell CMDLET with full path and it worked 🙂

PS C:\> Import-Module -Name C:\Users\u1086350\Documents\PowerShell\Modules\Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell -UseWindowsPowerShell

WARNING: The names of some imported commands from the module 'Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell' include unapproved verbs that might make them less discoverable. To find the commands with unapproved verbs, run the Import-Module command again with the Verbose parameter. For a list of approved verbs, type Get-Verb.

WARNING: The names of some imported commands from the module 'Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell' include unapproved verbs that might make them less discoverable. To find the commands with unapproved verbs, run the Import-Module command again with the Verbose parameter. For a list of approved verbs, type Get-Verb.

WARNING: The names of some imported commands from the module 'Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell' include unapproved verbs that might make them less discoverable. To find the commands with unapproved verbs, run the Import-Module command again with the Verbose parameter. For a list of approved verbs, type Get-Verb.
WARNING: Module Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell is loaded in Windows PowerShell using WinPSCompatSession remoting session; please note that all input and output of commands from this module will be deserialized objects. If you want to load this module into PowerShell please use 'Import-Module -SkipEditionCheck' syntax.

REFERENCES

• PowerShell – Exploring Module CMDLETs – https://knowledge-junction.in/2022/12/12/__trashed-2/

Thanks for reading!!!

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