Connect to Exchange Online PowerShell

How to connect to remote PowerShell allowing to manage Exchange Online from the command line.

Instructions

Install

• From Microsoft Edge (yeah I know...) Internet Explorer (yeah I know...) connect to your Microsoft 365 Administration web portal : https://login.microsoftonline.com/.

• Go to Admin Centers > Exchange.

• Then go to hybrid menu.

• Click on the Configure button (under The Exchange Online PowerShell Module.. and Install.

⚠️ Note : it seems to work from Internet Explorer only (when it works..), otherwise you will have a Application cannot be started. Contact application vendor.

• After installation you will see a new Desktop icon.

• Open it :

Connect

• From the PowerShell Console enter :

PS C:\Users\Administrator> Connect-EXOPSSession -UserPrincipalName LOGIN@YOUR.DOMAIN

Old Method (depreciated)

This method doesn't work with MFA.

• Ensure you are running Windows 8.1, Windows 8, or Windows 7
• Make sure you have the .NET Framework 3.51 feature
• Get the latest Windows Management Framework
• Install the Microsoft Online Services Sign-In assistant
• Install the Windows Azure Active Directory (Azure AD)

Commands

• Check Windows PowerShell version

PS C:\Users\Administrator> Get-Host

• Enable Windows PowerShell to run signed scripts, just need to be executed once :

PS C:\Users\Administrator> Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned

• Open Session

PS C:\Users\Administrator> $UserCredential = Get-Credential PS C:\Users\Administrator> $Session = New-PSSession -ConfigurationName Microsoft.Exchange -ConnectionUri https://outlook.office365.com/powershell-liveid/ -Credential $UserCredential -Authentication Basic -AllowRedirection PS C:\Users\Administrator> Import-PSSession $Session

• Close Session

PS C:\Users\Administrator> Remove-PSSession $Session

Source : https://technet.microsoft.com/