In this tutorial, I will explain how to fix the error “get-msoluser not recognized“.
While working with getting users from Microsoft 365 using PowerShell, I got the error ““Get-MsolUser : The term ‘Get-MsolUser’ is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.”.
To fix this issue, follow this tutorial, where I will provide the solution for the “Get-Msoluser command not recognized in PowerShell.
The Term ‘Get-MsolUser’ is Not Recognized As the Name of a Cmdlet
This error occurs while executing the Get-MsolUser Azure AD PowerShell command to fetch Office 365 users. Have a look at the image below.
Input:

To resolve this issue, follow the steps below. Such as:
1. Firstly, install the MSOnline module by running the below command to overcome this issue.
Install-Module MSOnline -Force
2. Next, run the script using the below command.
Connect-MsolService
3. Once you run the above command, it will ask you to enter the credentials; make sure to enter the global Office 365 admin account.
4. Finally, you will get the ‘Get-MsolUser’ command, as shown below.

This is how we can fix the issue of ‘Get-MsolUser’ not being recognized as a cmdlet’s name.
This way, you can fix the error “the term ‘get-msoluser’ is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet”.
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