Windows PowerShell cmdlets for Office 365 - Where to Start

What You Required:

• Use Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 computer.
• Windows PowerShell and the .NET Framework 3.5.1 enabled.
• Microsoft Online Services Sign-in Assistant.
• MSOnlineServices Sign-in Assistant 32-Bit
• MS OnlineServices Sign-in Assistant 64-Bit
• Office 365 cmdlets  for PowerShell 2.0
• PowerShellModulefor Office 365 32-Bit
• PowerShellModule for Office 365 64-Bit 

Where to start:

Open Windows PowerShell and type import-module MSOnline ( Import Office 365 Module)

Or

Click at start -> All Programs ->Microsoft Online Services -> Microsoft Online Services Module for Windows PowerShell

Connect-MsolService

(Sign In Dialog Will Appear, Enter User name and Password to Connect.)  

Starting from Simple Commands

Get-MsolUser -UserPrincipalName sanaullah@mubbi.com                                                

Returns the Details of Given User

     

Getting Help

Get-Help <CommandName>

Example Get-Help Get-MsolUser

For More Detailed Help you can send Extra Parameter for it

1. Get-Help Get-MsolUser -examples
2. Get-Help Get-MsolUser -detailed
3. Get-Help Get-MsolUser –full

Add User

New-MsolUser -UserPrincipalName majid@mubbi.com -DisplayName "Majid Rehan" -FirstName "Majid" -LastName "Rehan"

To View all Parameter you can Type Get-Help New-MsolUser -Detailed

Remove User

Remove-MsolUser -UserPrincipalName majid@mubbi.com

More Details will be posted in Next Blogs....