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Brass Contributor

Feb 24, 2022

Help I messed up Visual Studio Code and Connect-SPOService

Hello, Trying to connect to SPO in Powershell. It works in the ISE, does not in VSCode In VScode I tried this and got: Connect-SPOService -url https://<Tenant-admin>.sharepoint.com Connect...

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Vivekvp

Brass Contributor

Feb 25, 2022

Hi again!

I tried to import the module it and go this:

Install-Module -Name Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell
But received this warning:
WARNING: Version '16.0.21411.12000' of module 'Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell' is already installed at 'C:\program files\powershell\7\Modules\Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell\16.0.21411.12000'. To install version '16.0.22111.12000', run Install-Module and add the -Force parameter, this command will install version '16.0.22111.12000' side-by-side with version '16.0.21411.12000'.

I was thinking of using -Force, but it is already installed...

How do I view what module I have installed?

Thanks,

Victor

Harm_Veenstra

MVP

Feb 25, 2022

You type install-module, but I asked if you could try import-module 😉 You can view which modules you have installed using get-module -listavailable

Vivekvp
Brass Contributor
Feb 25, 2022
That was helpful - so yes, I can see it is installed using get-module -listavailable !!!
Binary 16.0.2211… Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerS…

But what does side by side mean in this case?

To install version '16.0.22111.12000', run Install-Module and add the -Force parameter, this command will install version '16.0.22111.12000' side-by-side with version '16.0.21411.12000'.

Thanks for your incredible patience with me!
- Harm_Veenstra
  MVP
  Feb 25, 2022
  It tells you that you have an older version installed and that you can install a newer one next to the older one (by using -force). But since you have it installed on your machine, you can use it by import-module Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell. By using the import-module command, you tell your session to start using the module. You don't have to install it again, you already have.
  
  So.. Try it, after running import-module Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell you should be able to use Connect-SPOService command again in VScode.