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I have two versions of PowerShell installed on my Windows 10 desktop - Windows PowerShell (5.1) and PowerShell core (7.1.3).

I've installed the Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.Powershell module (version 16.0.21213.12000) in both environments. However, I'm not able to connect from PowerShell core. I get the error " The term 'connect-sposervice' is not recognized as a name of a cmdlet..."

It will work if I explicitly import the module using the -UseWindowsPowerShell parameter. This displays a number of warnings about unapproved verbs.

I can't find any information on whether the Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.Powershell module is supported in PowerShell core or not. Is this an issue with my environment? Should I stick to using Windows PowerShell for now?

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The SharePoint Online PowerShell module can compatible with PowerShell 7(core) .

Note: Minimum PowerShell version--PowerShell 2.0

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You can refer to the below posts:

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    Thanks @EchoDu_MSFT, the second article link that you provided also says that you need to use the -UseWindowsPowerShell switch when using PowerShell Core. I can see where it mentions the minimum version of PowerShell, but it doesn't indicate if it is supported in PowerShell core. From what I have read so far, it sounds like the Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell module must be run in compatibility mode to work in PowerShell Core
    – Ivan Wilson
    Commented May 31, 2021 at 23:09
  • Hi, Ivan Wilson. Yes, you are right.
    – EchoDu_MSFT
    Commented Jun 1, 2021 at 2:51

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