ERROR: Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.Identity.Client' (ExchangeOnlineManagement + PS 7.2.6)

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Summary

When using this extension I get the error below. However if I run the same commands in a regular powershell 7.2 window (not VS Code) the code below runs fine.

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ERROR: OperationStopped: Could not load file or assembly ‘Microsoft.Identity.Client, Version=4.41.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=xxxxxxxxxxxxxx’.

PowerShell Version

Name                           Value
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PSVersion                      7.2.6
PSEdition                      Core
GitCommitId                    7.2.6
OS                             Microsoft Windows 10.0.19042
Platform                       Win32NT
PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0…}       
PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3
SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1
WSManStackVersion              3.0

Visual Studio Code Version

1.71.2
74b1f979648cc44d385a2286793c226e611f59e7
x64

Extension Version

ms-vscode.powershell@2022.8.5

Steps to Reproduce

Could you please test out this combination of tools?

1. VS Code 1.71.2
2. PowerShell Extension v2022.8.5
3. Powershell 7.2.6
4. ExchangeOnlineManagement 3.0.0

Then try running these commands: Import-Module ExchangeOnlineManagement Connect-ExchangeOnline -InlineCredential Connect-ExchangeOnline -CertificateThumbprint ‘YOURTHUMB’ -AppID ‘YOURAPP’ -Organization ‘YOURORG’

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ERROR: OperationStopped: Could not load file or assembly ‘Microsoft.Identity.Client, Version=4.41.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=xxxxxxxxxxxxxx’.

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[seanboltman]

I ran into this as well yesterday and today I ran into it in a plain powershell terminal window as well.

In my case you cannot run Connect-ExchangeOnline after you have imported the MicrosoftTeams module, if you run it before importing the teams module everything works fine.

So I am getting this error as well, but I DO NOT have MicrosoftTeams module installed. Get-InstalledModule reports: 3.0.0 ExchangeOnlineManagement and 1.11.0 PnP.PowerShell. Nothing else is installed. Running Powershell 7.2.6. This env was set up against latest VCCode yesterday.

I get the same exact error as the poster on this line of code:

Connect-ExchangeOnline -UserPrincipalName [e-mail] -Credential $cred

OperationStopped: Could not load file or assembly ‘Microsoft.Identity.Client, Version=4.41.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=0a613f4dd989e8ae’.

Same exact code was functioning fine in Powershell 5.1. which also has earlier version of ExchangeOnline powershell module 1.0.1.

So knowing I only have Powershell 7.2.6, ExchangeOnlineManagement 3.0.0, and PnP.PowerShell 1.11.0, what is the issue with this error?

PS: I have to use Powershell 7. If I could stay on 5.1 I would.

[Paxxi]

I ran into this as well yesterday and today I ran into it in a plain powershell terminal window as well.

In my case you cannot run Connect-ExchangeOnline after you have imported the MicrosoftTeams module, if you run it before importing the teams module everything works fine.