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bqcanary
Copper Contributor
Jul 24, 2023

PowerShell Az module missing from latest Microsoft-hosted Agents???

Goals

  • Use PowerShell Az module when executing an Azure DevOps Pipeline
  • Avoid installing Az from scratch (takes several minutes)

 

I want to execute Az module commands from a Pipeline running on a Microsoft-hosted build agent. According to https://github.com/actions/runner-images/blob/main/images/linux/Ubuntu2204-Readme.md ubuntu-latest and windows-latest images have Az pre-installed.

 

Running Get-Module -ListAvailable -Name Az on Microsoft-hosted build agents returns nothing, blank, null... The Pipeline is telling me that PowerShell Az module is not available.
Running Import-Module -Name Az throws "The specified module 'Az' was not loaded because no valid module file was found in any module directory".

 

Test Pipeline Code

pool:
  poolName: 'Azure pipelines'
  vmImage: 'windows-latest'
steps:
- pwsh: |
    Get-Module -ListAvailable -Name Az
    Import-Module -Name Az
 
 
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  • Kidd_Ip's avatar
    Kidd_Ip
    MVP
    Aug 25, 2025

    May try to below as workaround: 

    steps:
- pwsh: |
    Install-Module -Name Az -Scope CurrentUser -Force -AllowClobber
    Import-Module Az
  displayName: 'Install and Import Az Module'


    Suggestions: 
    •    Use a self-hosted agent with Az pre-installed.
    •    Or cache the module between pipeline runs using Azure Pipeline Caching.

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