The term ‘Get-AzureAccount’ is not recognized error

In this PowerShell azure tutorial, we will discuss how to fix the error, The term ‘Get-AzureAccount’ is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet and The specified module ‘Azure’ was not loaded because no valid module file was found. Both the error I got while running the PowerShell command to get the Subscription details.

The term ‘Get-AzureAccount’ is not recognized

Recently, while trying to get my Azure Subscription details using the below cmdlet, I got the error The term ‘Get-AzureAccount’ is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program.

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I was executing the below PowerShell cmdlet

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-AzureAccount

The exact error message was

Get-AzureAccount: The term ‘Get-AzureAccount’ 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:2 char:1

• Get-AzureAccount
• ~~~~
  • CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (Get-AzureAccount:String) [], CommandNotFoundExce
    ption
  • FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException

Now to fix the above error, Open the PowerShell ISE as run as administrator mode

i tried importing the Azure module using the below cmdlet

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

But after executing the above script, I got the below error again

Import-Module: The specified module ‘Azure’ was not loaded because no valid module file was found in any module directory.

The complete error message was as below

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

• Import-Module Azure
• ~~~~~~~
  • CategoryInfo : ResourceUnavailable: (Azure:String) [Import-Module], FileNotFound
    Exception
  • FullyQualifiedErrorId : Modules_ModuleNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.ImportModule
    Command

The term ‘Get-AzureAccount’ is not recognized [Solved]

Now to fix both the above issues, you need to install the Azure module using the below cmdlet

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Install-Module Azure

Now once you will click on the Yes button on the Untrusted repository pop up, you can see below it started installing the required Azure module

Now you can able to see below, the installation of Azure module has been completed successfully.

Now if you will try executing the Get-AzureAccount cmdlet, you will not get any error this time

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-AzureAccount

So installation of the Azure module will fix both the above mentioned issues.

Add-AzureAccount

The Add-AzureAccount is an excellent Azure PowerShell cmdlet that helps you to add the Azure Account to Windows PowerShell. Along with this, it also adds it’s subscription to the Windows PowerShell.

In other words, it actually downloads the information about the Azure account, and then it saves it in your roaming user profile as a subscription file. One more important thing is  Add-AzureAccount helps to provide an access token that helps the PowerShell to access your Azure account.

Syntax:

The syntax of the Add-AzureAccount is as below

Add-AzureAccount
 [-Environment <String>]
 [-Credential <PSCredential>]
 [-Tenant <String>]
 [-Profile <AzureSMProfile>]
 [<CommonParameters>]

Example:

Let’s consider the below example here. It actually helps to add the Azure account to the Windows PowerShell. Once you will run the below command it will prompt you to provide your user name and password of your Azure Account to sign in.

PS C:\> Add-AzureAccount

Get-AzureAccount

Get-AzureAccount is an excellent Azure PowerShell cmdlet that helps you to get the lists of Azure accounts that are actually available to Windows PowerShell.

The first step is you need to use the Add-AzureAccount Azure PowerShell cmdlet to add your Azure account to Windows PowerShell. Once, your Azure account is added successfully, you can able to retrieve the Azure account using the Get-AzureAccount Azure PowerShell cmdlet.

Syntax:

The syntax for the Get-AzureAccount is as below

Get-AzureAccount
 [-Name <String>]
 [-Profile <AzureSMProfile>]
 [<CommonParameters>]

Example:

The example of the Get-AzureAccount is as below that helps you to retrieve the lists of Azure Account.

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-AzureAccount

Once, you will execute the above Azure PowerShell cmdlet, you will get the output as below

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Conclusion

Well, Since the Azure module was not installed on my computer, so I got the above mentioned two issues. So here in this Azure tutorial, we saw how to fix both of the issues that are Get-AzureAccount: The term ‘Get-AzureAccount’ is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program as well as Import-Module: The specified module ‘Azure’ was not loaded because no valid module file was found in any module directory, Add-AzureAccount, Get-AzureAccount.

Hope you enjoyed this tutorial and it helped you to fix your issues !!!!