The Specified Module ‘AzureRM’ Was Not Loaded

This PowerShell Azure tutorial will discuss how to fix the error. The specified module ‘AzureRM’ was not loaded because no valid module file was found in any module directory. that comes while trying to import the AzureRM module using the Azure PowerShell cmdlet.

The Specified Module ‘AzureRM’ Was Not Loaded

Recently, while working with the Azure PowerShell, while trying to import the AzureRM module, I got this error: Below is the PowerShell cmdlet I executed to import the AzureRM module PowerShell.

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Import-Module AzureRM

Once I executed the above PowerShell cmdlet, I got this error. You can see it below

The exact error message was as below

Import-Module: The specified module ‘AzureRM’ was not loaded because no valid module
file was found in any module directory.
At line:1 char:1

• Import-Module AzureRM
• ~~~~~
  • CategoryInfo : ResourceUnavailable: (AzureRM:String) [Import-Module],
    FileNotFoundException
  • FullyQualifiedErrorId: Modules_ModuleNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Im
    portModuleCommand

Solution

Well, to fix the above issue, we need to follow the below steps

1. Open the PowerShell ISE using the Run as Administrator mode.

2. Run the below PowerShell cmdlet to ensure you have the PowerShell Get-Module installed on your local machine.

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-Module PowerShellGet -list | Select-Object Name,Version,Path

3. Now, run the below PowerShell cmdlet to install the AzureRM module as shown below

Install-Module AzureRM -AllowClobber

Now click on the Yes to All button to confirm the installation of the AzureRM module. Once you click on the Yes to All button, the installation of the AzureRM module starts, as shown below.

4. Now, To make sure the AzureRM module is installed successfully, you can run the below PowerShell cmdlet

Get-InstalledModule

5. Now rerun the below PowerShell cmdlet to import the AzureRM module to work with the Azure PowerShell module. This time, you won’t get any error.

How to fix the error: The above steps did not load the specified module ‘AzureRM’.

You may also like the following article below

• Uninstall-AzureRm

Wrapping Up

In this article, we have learned how to fix the error. The specified module ‘AzureRM’ was not loaded. I hope this will help you to fix your issue !!!

Rajkishore

I am Rajkishore, and I am a Microsoft Certified IT Consultant. I have over 14 years of experience in Microsoft Azure and AWS, with good experience in Azure Functions, Storage, Virtual Machines, Logic Apps, PowerShell Commands, CLI Commands, Machine Learning, AI, Azure Cognitive Services, DevOps, etc. Not only that, I do have good real-time experience in designing and developing cloud-native data integrations on Azure or AWS, etc. I hope you will learn from these practical Azure tutorials. Read more.