How to install PowerShell for Microsoft Teams

By João Ferreira Feb 27, 2022 Microsoft Teams 0 Comments

PowerShell is a tool that allows the automation of repetitive tasks and has support for pretty much everything Microsoft-related.

Microsoft Teams is not exception and there is dedicated module that allow you to automate the administrative tasks on the platform.

The PowerShell module for Microsoft Teams is not installed by default on Windows, so it needs to be added to the operating system.

Get-Host | Select-Object Version

If the cmdlet returns a lower version than 5.1, execute the following cmdlet to update it:
Install-Module -Name PowerShellGet -Force -AllowClobber

To get the Microsoft Teams module installed on your system, follow these steps:

1. On your computer, open the PowerShell command line with administrator permissions. To do so, search for Windows PowerShell on Windows and then select the Run as Administrator option, as highlighted in the following screenshot
   
2. On the command line, execute the following command

   Install-Module -Name MicrosoftTeams

3. Press Y followed by Enter to trust and enter the repository, keep the console open while the download and installation are in progress
   

Now that you have the Microsoft Teams module installed on your system, you are ready to start using it.

If you are not familiar to PowerShell and what can be done with it in Microsoft Teams I recommend you my book Hands-On Microsoft Teams where you will find a dedicated chapter that cover the module with real world scenarios and samples.