Office 365 includes a wide variety of cloud services like Azure AD, Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Security and Compliance Center, Skype for Business, and Teams. To manage multiple Office 365 services, you need to navigate different admin portals as each service has different portals.

Office 365 PowerShell is a powerful tool that compensates the Microsoft 365 admin center. With PowerShell, you can manage all Office 365 services significantly faster than the admin portal. Each Office 365 service has its own PowerShell module, which allows you to administrate all services under a single PowerShell window.

To utilize Office 365 services through PowerShell, first you need to install the required module. Let’s see the available Office 365 services’ PowerShell modules one by one.

 

You can install all Office 365 PowerShell modules using single script.

Download Script: ConnectO365Services.ps1

 

1.Exchange Online (Exchange Online PowerShell Module – EXO Module)

Exchange Online PowerShell allows you to manage your Exchange Online settings from the command line. To install Exchange Online PowerShell  (EXO), you can use below cmdlet.

EXO V2 module uses modern authentication to connect to Exchange Online.

 

2.Azure AD (AzureAD and MSOnline Module)

Office 365 PowerShell allows you to connect to your Office 365 organization to perform administration task from the command line

1.AzureAD V1 – Microsoft Azure Active Directory Module for Windows PowerShell

2.AzureAD V2 – Azure Active Directory PowerShell for Graph

 

2.1. AzureAD V1 (MSOnline Module)

Cmd-lets in the Microsoft Azure Active Directory Module for Windows PowerShell have ‘Msol’ in their cmd-let name like Get-MsolUser, Get-MsolDomain, etc.

Following cmd-let will install Azure AD Msol module.

 

2.2. AzureAD V2 (AzureAD Module)

Cmd-lets in the Azure Active Directory PowerShell for Graph module have ‘AzureAD’ in their cmd-let name like Get-AzureADUser, New-AzureADPolicy, etc.

 

3.SharePoint Online (SharePoint Online PowerShell Module)

SharePoint Online PowerShell module allows you to manage sites, site groups and users, etc. To manage SharePoint Online through PowerShell, you must install SharePoint Online PowerShell Module.

Following cmd-let will install SharePoint Online PowerShell Module

 

4.SharePoint PnP (SharePoint PnP PowerShell Module)

SharePoint Patterns and Practices (PnP) allows you to perform complex provisioning and artifact management actions in the SharePoint. To install SharePoint PnP, you can run the below cmdlet.

 

5.Security and Compliance Center (Exchange Online PowerShell Module – EXO V2)

Security and Compliance Center PowerShell is the administrative interface that allows you to perform compliance searches and configure access to Security and Compliance Center.

You need to install EXO V2 module in order to access Security and Compliance Center.

 

6.Teams (Microsoft Teams PowerShell Module)

Microsoft Teams PowerShell Module allows you to create and manage Teams. To connect Teams through PowerShell, you need to install Microsoft Teams PowerShell Module.

You can install Microsoft Teams PowerShell Module using the below cmd-let

 

7.Skype (Microsoft Teams PowerShell Module)

Since Skype for Business Online Connector module and the New-CSOnlineSession cmdlet were deprecated, you can use Teams PowerShell module to manage *-CsOnline* cmdlets.

 

Manually installing each module is a tedious task. Don’t worry! We have an All-in-One PowerShell script which, can install all Office 365 PowerShell modules for you.

 

Install all Office 365 PowerShell Modules Using Script:

This PowerShell script installs all Office 365 PowerShell modules with the single cmd-let. Additionally, it connects to Office 365 services through PowerShell.

Script Download: ConnectO365Services.ps1

For detailed script execution steps, you can check here.

 

Script Highlights:

• Modules required for Office 365 services are automatically downloaded and installed upon your confirmation.
• You can connect to one or more Office 365 services via PowerShell using a single cmdlet.
• You can connect Office 365 services with MFA enabled account.
• For non-MFA account, you don’t need to enter credential for each service. The credential popup will be prompted only once.
• The script is scheduler friendly. i.e., credentials can be passed as a parameter instead of saving inside the script.
• You can disconnect all service connections using a single cmdlet.

 

Challenges in Generating Report with PowerShell:

Most admins prefer PowerShell to manage their Microsoft 365 environment. But when it comes to reporting, it is always difficult to get the desired report with PowerShell. Because

• PowerShell requires a lot of effort to generate the needed reports, which is time-consuming. 
• Automating report generation is difficult when you are using MFA.
• If you do not retrieve the audit data properly, it will end up with data loss which spoils the purpose. 
• If you are a newbie, you might lose in search of finding the right cmdlet. 

If you are searching for the easiest way to generate Microsoft 365 reports, A tool like AdminDroid will help you in reporting and auditing your Microsoft 365 environment.

AdminDroid offers 1500+ pre-built reports and 20 smart analytical dashboards in which you can get statistics about your organization effortlessly. This tool provides reports on various categories such as,

•  Azure Active Directory reports
• Exchange Online reports
• SharePoint Online reports
• Microsoft Teams reports
• Security reports
• OneDrive for Business reports
• Skype for Business Online reports
• Yammer reports
• Stream reports
• PowerBI reports
• OneNote reports
• General Office 365 reports

 

Besides, AdminDroid offers 100+ reports and a handful of dashboards completely for free. It includes reports on Users, Licenses, Groups, Group Members, Devices, Login Activities, Password Changes, License Changes, and more. The free edition doesn’t have any restrictions in reporting functionalities such as customization, scheduling, and exporting. Download Free Office 365 reporting tool by AdminDroid and see how it helps for you.

 

I hope this blog can help you to manage Office 365 environment. If you face any issues, share with us through the comment section.