--- title: How to Load the Windows PowerShell Cmdlets for App-V and Get Cmdlet Help (Windows 10) description: How to Load the Windows PowerShell Cmdlets for App-V and Get Cmdlet Help author: MaggiePucciEvans ms.pagetype: mdop, appcompat, virtualization ms.mktglfcycl: deploy ms.sitesec: library ms.prod: w10 --- # How to Load the Windows PowerShell Cmdlets for App-V and Get Cmdlet Help **Applies to** - Windows 10, version 1607 What this topic covers: - [Requirements for using Windows PowerShell cmdlets](#bkmk-reqs-using-posh) - [Loading the Windows PowerShell cmdlets](#bkmk-load-cmdlets) - [Getting help for the Windows PowerShell cmdlets](#bkmk-get-cmdlet-help) - [Displaying the help for a Windows PowerShell cmdlet](#bkmk-display-help-cmdlet) ## Requirements for using Windows PowerShell cmdlets Review the following requirements for using the Windows PowerShell cmdlets:

Requirement	Details
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 Server](appv-deploy-the-appv-server.md). 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](appv-add-or-remove-an-administrator-with-the-management-console.md).
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: Run the Set-AppvClientConfiguration cmdlet with the -RequirePublishAsAdmin parameter. For more information, see: [How to Manage Connection Groups on a Stand-alone Computer by Using Windows PowerShell](appv-manage-connection-groups-on-a-stand-alone-computer-with-powershell.md) [How to Manage App-V Packages Running on a Stand-Alone Computer by Using Windows PowerShell](appv-manage-appv-packages-running-on-a-stand-alone-computer-with-powershell.md#bkmk-admins-pub-pkgs). Enable the “Require publish as administrator” Group Policy setting for App-V Clients. For more information, see [How to Publish a Package by Using the Management Console](appv-publish-a-packages-with-the-management-console.md)

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 Server](appv-deploy-the-appv-server.md).
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](appv-add-or-remove-an-administrator-with-the-management-console.md).

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:

Run the Set-AppvClientConfiguration cmdlet with the -RequirePublishAsAdmin parameter.

For more information, see:
[How to Manage Connection Groups on a Stand-alone Computer by Using Windows PowerShell](appv-manage-connection-groups-on-a-stand-alone-computer-with-powershell.md)
[How to Manage App-V Packages Running on a Stand-Alone Computer by Using Windows PowerShell](appv-manage-appv-packages-running-on-a-stand-alone-computer-with-powershell.md#bkmk-admins-pub-pkgs).
Enable the “Require publish as administrator” Group Policy setting for App-V Clients.

For more information, see [How to Publish a Package by Using the Management Console](appv-publish-a-packages-with-the-management-console.md)

## Loading the Windows PowerShell cmdlets To load the Windows 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 Windows 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), and type one of the following commands:

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](http://technet.microsoft.com/library/dn520245.aspx). ## Displaying the help for a Windows PowerShell cmdlet To display help for a specific Windows PowerShell cmdlet: 1. Open Windows PowerShell or Windows PowerShell Integrated Scripting Environment (ISE). 2. Type **Get-Help** <*cmdlet*>, for example, **Get-Help Publish-AppvClientPackage**. ## Have a suggestion for App-V? Add or vote on suggestions on the [Application Virtualization feedback site](http://appv.uservoice.com/forums/280448-microsoft-application-virtualization).
For App-V issues, use the [App-V TechNet Forum](https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/home?forum=mdopappv).