--- title: How to Load the PowerShell Cmdlets and Get Cmdlet Help description: How to Load the PowerShell Cmdlets and Get Cmdlet Help author: dansimp ms.assetid: b6ae5460-2c3a-4030-b132-394d9d5a541e ms.reviewer: manager: dansimp ms.author: dansimp ms.pagetype: mdop, appcompat, virtualization ms.mktglfcycl: deploy ms.sitesec: library ms.prod: w10 ms.date: 11/02/2016 --- # How to Load the PowerShell Cmdlets and Get Cmdlet Help What this topic covers: - [Requirements for using PowerShell cmdlets](#bkmk-reqs-using-posh) - [Loading the PowerShell cmdlets](#bkmk-load-cmdlets) - [Getting help for the PowerShell cmdlets](#bkmk-get-cmdlet-help) - [Displaying the help for a PowerShell cmdlet](#bkmk-display-help-cmdlet) ## Requirements for using PowerShell cmdlets Review the following requirements for using the App-V PowerShell cmdlets:

Users can run App-V Server cmdlets only if you grant them access by using one of the following methods:

When you are deploying and configuring the App-V Server:

Specify an Active Directory group or individual user that has permissions to manage the App-V environment. See How to Deploy the App-V 5.1 Server.
After you’ve deployed the App-V Server:

Use the App-V Management console to add an additional Active Directory group or user. See How to Add or Remove an Administrator by Using the Management Console.

Cmdlets that require an elevated command prompt

Add-AppvClientPackage
Remove-AppvClientPackage
Set-AppvClientConfiguration
Add-AppvClientConnectionGroup
Remove-AppvClientConnectionGroup
Add-AppvPublishingServer
Remove-AppvPublishingServer
Send-AppvClientReport
Set-AppvClientMode
Set-AppvClientPackage
Set-AppvPublishingServer

Cmdlets that end users can run, unless you configure them to require an elevated command prompt

Publish-AppvClientPackage
Unpublish-AppvClientPackage

To configure these cmdlets to require an elevated command prompt, use one of the following methods:

Method	More resources
Run the Set-AppvClientConfiguration cmdlet with the -RequirePublishAsAdmin parameter.	How to Manage Connection Groups on a Stand-alone Computer by Using PowerShell How to Manage App-V 5.1 Packages Running on a Stand-Alone Computer by Using PowerShell
Enable the “Require publish as administrator” Group Policy setting for App-V Clients.	How to Publish a Package by Using the Management Console

## Loading the PowerShell cmdlets To load the PowerShell cmdlet modules: 1. Open Windows PowerShell or Windows PowerShell Integrated Scripting Environment (ISE). 2. Type one of the following commands to load the cmdlets for the module you want:

App-V component	Command to type
App-V Server	Import-Module AppvServer
App-V Sequencer	Import-Module AppvSequencer
App-V Client	Import-Module AppvClient

## Getting help for the PowerShell cmdlets Starting in App-V 5.0 SP3, cmdlet help is available in two formats:

As a downloadable module

To download the latest help after downloading the cmdlet module:

Open Windows PowerShell or Windows PowerShell Integrated Scripting Environment (ISE).
Type one of the following commands to load the cmdlets for the module you want:

App-V component	Command to type
App-V Server	Update-Help -Module AppvServer
App-V Sequencer	Update-Help -Module AppvSequencer
App-V Client	Update-Help -Module AppvClient

On TechNet as web pages

See the App-V node under Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack Automation with Windows PowerShell.

## Displaying the help for a PowerShell cmdlet To display help for a specific PowerShell cmdlet: 1. Open Windows PowerShell or Windows PowerShell Integrated Scripting Environment (ISE). 2. Type **Get-Help** <*cmdlet*>, for example, **Get-Help Publish-AppvClientPackage**. **Got a suggestion for App-V**? Add or vote on suggestions [here](http://appv.uservoice.com/forums/280448-microsoft-application-virtualization). **Got an App-V issue?** Use the [App-V TechNet Forum](https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/home?forum=mdopappv).