The term 'Connect-MicrosoftTeams' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet

Question

I am trying to use the PowerShell to get the team in Microsoft Teams, but when I open Windows PowerShell and try to connect to Microsoft Teams using the "Connect-MicrosoftTeams" cmdlet I got this error Connect-MicrosoftTeams : The term 'Connect-MicrosoftTeams' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet.

Connect-MicrosoftTeams : The term 'Connect-MicrosoftTeams' 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.
At line:1 char:1
+ Get-Team
+ ~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (Get-Team:String) [], CommandNotFoundException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException

How can I use PowerShell with Microsoft Teams?

Answer 1

Install Microsoft Teams Module in Windows PowerShell

First of all, you should be aware that the Microsoft Teams Module is not installed on Windows by default.
So that you get The term 'Connect-MicrosoftTeams' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet because the Microsoft Teams PowerShell Module is not currently installed, and you have to install it by doing the following:

How to install Microsoft Teams PowerShell?

1. Open Windows PowerShell As Administrator.

2. Run the below cmdlet to install Microsoft Teams PowerShell Module in Windows PowerShell.

    Install-Module -Name MicrosoftTeams
   

   

3. Try now to connect to Microsoft Teams using the below cmdlet

    Connect-MicrosoftTeams
   

4. Now, you will be asked to log in to Microsoft Teams.
   

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