Get-AzureADDirectorySettingTemplate

This Azure tutorial will discuss the syntax and usage of the Get-AzureADDirectorySettingTemplate PowerShell command with examples.

Get-AzureADDirectorySettingTemplate

This Azure PowerShell command can get you a directory setting template.

Syntax of Get-AzureADDirectorySettingTemplate

Below is the syntax of the Get-AzureADDirectorySettingTemplate PowerShell command.

Get-AzureADDirectorySettingTemplate

or

Get-AzureADDirectorySettingTemplate -Id <String>

Example

Execute the below PowerShell command Get-AzureADDirectorySettingTemplate to get the list of all settings templates.

PS C:windowssystem32> Get-AzureADDirectorySettingTemplate

But after executing the command I got the below error

Get-AzureADDirectorySettingTemplate : The term ‘Get-AzureADDirectorySettingTemplate’ 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-AzureADDirectorySettingTemplate
• ~~~~~~~
  • CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (Get-AzureADDirectorySettingTemplate:String) [], CommandNotFoundException
  • FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException

You can see the same error I got in the screenshot below with the PowerShell command I executed.

To fix this error, I followed the below steps:

1. Open the Windows PowerShell or PowerShell ISE app as an administrator.

2. Uninstall your previous versions of AzureAD or AzureADPreview. Use the below command in your Windows PowerShell or PowerShell ISE window.

PS C:windowssystem32> Uninstall-Module AzureADPreview
PS C:windowssystem32> Uninstall-Module azuread

3. Now install the latest version of AzureADPreview. Use the below command in your Windows PowerShell or PowerShell ISE window.

PS C:windowssystem32> Install-Module AzureADPreview

4. Now, the below popup will appear. Click on the Yes button.

5. You can see below it started installing the AzureADPreview module.

6. Once the AzureADPreview module is successfully installed, you can again run the below command Get-AzureADDirectorySettingTemplate to get the list of all settings templates. This time, it will work for you without any issues.

PS C:windowssystem32> Get-AzureADDirectorySettingTemplate

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• How to create and add members to Azure Active Directory Group
• The term ‘get-azureadgroup’ is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet

Conclusion

In this Azure tutorial, we discussed the syntax and usage of the Get-AzureADDirectorySettingTemplate PowerShell command with examples and how to fix the error get-azureaddirectorysetting not recognized that I got while executing the Get-AzureADDirectorySettingTemplate PowerShell command.

Bijay Kumar

I am Bijay, a Microsoft MVP (10 times) having more than 17 years of experience in the software industry. During my IT career, I got a chance to share my expertise in SharePoint and Microsoft Azure, like Azure VM, Azure Active Directory, Azure PowerShell, etc. I hope you will learn from these Azure tutorials. Read more