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How to Load the Windows PowerShell Cmdlets for App-V and Get Cmdlet Help (Windows 10)	How to Load the Windows PowerShell Cmdlets for App-V and Get Cmdlet Help	MaggiePucciEvans	mdop, appcompat, virtualization	deploy	library	w10	04/19/2017

How to load the Windows PowerShell cmdlets for App-V and get cmdlet help

Applies to: Windows 10, version 1607

Requirements for using Windows PowerShell cmdlets

Review the following requirements for using the Windows PowerShell cmdlets:

Requirement	Details

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)

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This section will tell you what you'll need to use the PowerShell cmdlets.

How to let users use cmdlets

You can grant your users access to PowerShell cmdlets through one of the following methods:

• While you're deploying and configuring the App-V server, specify an Active Directory group or individual user with permissions to manage the App-V environment. For more information, see How to deploy the App-V Server.
• After you've deployed the App-V server, you can use the App-V Management console to add an additional Active Directory group or user. For more information, see How to add or remove an administrator by using the Management console.

Elevated command prompt

You'll need an elevated command prompt to run the following cmdlets:

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

Other cmdlets

The following cmdlets are ones 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 the following articles:
  • How to manage connection groups on a stand-alone computer by using Windows PowerShell
  • How to manage App-V packages running on a stand-alone computer by using Windows PowerShell
• 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.

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.

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.

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