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If you are new to PowerShell like me then you would have encountered this ans similar errors.

Recently while executing one PowerShell script to connect to Azure Resource Manager I faced following error:

XyzPSScript.ps1 : The term ‘Login-AzureRmAccount’ 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.
+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (Login-AzureRmAccount:String) [XyzPSScript.ps1], CommandNotFoundException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException,XyzPSScript.ps1

This error means that you do not have Azure PowerShell module installed on your system or server.
 

–> So, let’s see how to install the dependent modules.
 

1. Connect to PowerShell from command prompt (CMD) in Admin mode:

c:\> powershell.exe

Windows PowerShell
Copyright (C) 2016 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

2. Check the version of PowerShell:

PS c:\> $PSVersionTable.PSVersion

Major Minor Build Revision
—– —– —– ——–
5 1 14409 1005

3. Run the below command to check if you have PowerShellGet installed on your system:

PS c:\> Get-Module PowerShellGet -list | Select-Object Name,Version,Path

Name Version Path
—- ——- —-
PowerShellGet 1.0.0.1 C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\PowerShellGet\1.0.0.1\PowerShellGet.psd1

4. Now we can easily install the Azure PowerShell from the PowerShell Gallery by runnign following command:

PS C:\> Install-Module AzureRM

NuGet provider is required to continue
PowerShellGet requires NuGet provider version ‘2.8.5.201’ or newer to interact
with NuGet-based repositories. The NuGet provider must be available in
‘C:\Program Files\PackageManagement\ProviderAssemblies’ or
‘C:\Users\essensed\AppData\Local\PackageManagement\ProviderAssemblies’. You can
also install the NuGet provider by running ‘Install-PackageProvider -Name
NuGet -MinimumVersion 2.8.5.201 -Force’. Do you want PowerShellGet to install
and import the NuGet provider now?
[Y] Yes [N] No [S] Suspend [?] Help (default is “Y”): Y

Untrusted repository
You are installing the modules from an untrusted repository. If you trust this
repository, change its InstallationPolicy value by running the Set-PSRepository
cmdlet. Are you sure you want to install the modules from ‘PSGallery’?
[Y] Yes [A] Yes to All [N] No [L] No to All [S] Suspend [?] Help
(default is “N”):Y

On every prompt type ‘Y’ to proceed ahead.

While Installing the module you will see this screen:

5. Finally you just need to import the AzureRM module:

PS C:\> Import-Module AzureRM

This import command will not give any output, and you may proceed with the PS prompt.