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About SharePoint Online
SharePoint Online is one of the core services in Office 365 and it is also one of the most used product as part of the Office 365 offering with great features like Team Site and OneDrive sync.
Manage
When many Administrators don’t know is that many administrative tasks are only possible using the SharePoint PowerShell module.
Get Started
Below you will how I install the SharePoint Online PowerShell module on my Windows Server 2016 machines (Same for Windows 10) and connect to SharePoint Online.
Install Module
The first step in the process is to install the module using the command below.
I’ll go ahead and run it from my PowerShell client.
Install-Module -Name Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell
Connect to SharePoint Online
Next, I will use the code below to connect to my SharePoint Online service.
I recommend you fill in the details next to $adminUPN and $orgName and save the file as .PS1.
Once saved run the script.
$adminUPN="[email protected]"
$orgName="Office365 Org Name"
$userCredential = Get-Credential -UserName $adminUPN -Message "Type the password."
Connect-SPOService -Url https://$orgName-admin.sharepoint.com -Credential $userCredential
When I run the script I will be asked to enter my Global Administrator user name and password
View Available Commands
To view all the available commands that are available in the module I will run the code below.
Get-Command -Module Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell
