--- title: How to Load the PowerShell Cmdlets and Get Cmdlet Help (Windows 10) description: How to Load the PowerShell Cmdlets and Get Cmdlet Help author: MaggiePucciEvans ms.pagetype: mdop, appcompat, virtualization ms.mktglfcycl: deploy ms.sitesec: library ms.prod: w10 --- # 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:
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:

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](appv-manage-connection-groups-on-a-stand-alone-computer-with-powershell.md#bkmk-admin-only-posh-topic-cg)

  • [How to Manage App-V Packages Running on a Stand-Alone Computer by Using 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.

[How to Publish a Package by Using the Management Console](appv-publish-a-packages-with-the-management-console.md#bkmk-admin-pub-pkg-only-posh)

 
  ## 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:
Format Description

As a downloadable module

To download the latest help after downloading the cmdlet module:

  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

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 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**. **Have 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/en-US/home?forum=mdopappv).