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Can't import SharePoint online Powershell module
To resolve the issue,
(1) Navigate to C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_MSIL
(2) Remove the Microsoft.SharePoint.* assemblies
(3) Uninstall the module with Uninstall-Module -Name Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell
After reinstalling the module from the PowerShell gallery, the module worked flawlessly.
- Just an additional thing I had to do after your solution, whenever I open a new Powershell session, I have to run a command like Connect-SPOSite before running anything related to loading CSOM assemblies, Ctx xlient context, and all that Client Component SDK related stuf. Took me a full day to realise that, a lot of trial and error, trying with different versions, etc
Glenn Goffin you help me too with this steps
Thanks!!!
- This worked for me. Thanks!
Saved my life here.
Thanks for this great help !!!!!Hello everybody,
I had the same problem and was able to fix it with the manual, so my scripts all work fine, thanks for that.
But when I execute the script as a scheduled task I get this message again.PS>TerminatingError(Import-Module): "Could not load type 'Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.DesignPackageType' from assembly 'Microsoft.SharePoint.Client, Version=16.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c'." Import-Module : Could not load type 'Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.DesignPackageType' from assembly 'Microsoft.SharePoint.Client, Version=16.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c'. At C:\Users\xxx\Desktop\Skripte\Create-TECTeams.ps1:71 char:1 + Import-Module -Name Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [Import-Module], TypeLoadException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : System.TypeLoadException,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.ImportModuleCommand PS>TerminatingError(Import-Module): "Could not load type 'Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.DesignPackageType' from assembly 'Microsoft.SharePoint.Client, Version=16.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c'."I don't know what to do, if someone has an idea... I would be glad about every help.
best regards
KaiThank you so much for your post. It has just worked for me after a lot of getting annoyed at powershell!
Glenn Goffin- Thank you worked.
Glenn Goffin I don't think direct manipulation of dlls in the GAC is the right solution here. This issue is actually caused by a conflict with https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/download/details.aspx?id=42038. Recent versions of the Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell module simply will not load as long as that is installed on a system. If you uninstall SharePoint Online Components, the module will load just fine.
Kirk Munro although I strongly agree with your cautious approach to this, I wanted to note that my various attempts to uninstall the SharePoint Online Components (e.g. initial uninstall = no luck. re-install and uninstall using elevated command prompt = no luck) never did the trick. Using Glenn Goffin 's GAC "nuclear option" was what finally did the trick for me.
I assume the SOC components came in from my Visual Studio 2019 install since I don't know how else they got installed, btw. But for now, adios SOC/COSM dlls.
So, Kirk, your warnings may be especially important for those (unlike me) who are doing ShPt dev work.
Respectfully, D.
Glenn Goffin Thanks for your help! It worked for me.
What are those assemblies for in C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_MSIL ?
