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