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Windows Handle error when using Connect-Exchange Onlinew Module version 3.7.
The following error is received when trying to connect to exchange online. Windows 11 Exchange Online Management 3.7.1 PowerShell 5.1 Error attached. On another Windows 11 Laptop, the 3.6 vers...
First result:
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Uninstall-Module -Name ExchangeOnlineManagement -AllVersions -Force
Install-Module -Name ExchangeOnlineManagement -RequiredVersion 3.7.1 -Force
Connect-ExchangeOnline
WARNING: The version '1.4.8.1' of module 'PackageManagement' is currently in use. Retry
the operation after closing the applications.
A window handle must be configured. See
https://aka.ms/msal-net-wam#parent-window-handles
At C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\ExchangeOnlineManagement\3.7.1\netFramew
ork\ExchangeOnlineManagement.psm1:751 char:21
+ throw $_.Exception.InnerException;
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : OperationStopped: (:) [], MsalClientException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : A window handle must be configured. See https://aka.ms/
msal-net-wam#parent-window-handles
Second results:
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Set-Executionpolicy unrestricted
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Import-Module -Name ExchangeOnlineManagement
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Connect-ExchangeOnline
Error Acquiring Token:
A window handle must be configured. See https://aka.ms/msal-net-wam#parent-window-handl
es
A window handle must be configured. See
https://aka.ms/msal-net-wam#parent-window-handles
At C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\ExchangeOnlineManagement\3.7.1\netFramew
ork\ExchangeOnlineManagement.psm1:751 char:21
+ throw $_.Exception.InnerException;
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : OperationStopped: (:) [], MsalClientException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : A window handle must be configured. See https://aka.ms/
msal-net-wam#parent-window-handles
Hi DFOTA,
I encountered a problem earlier and have tried a few things to get it working.
If you already have the module installed, you can start with these steps:
- **Remove the cache:**
Remove-Item -Recurse -Force "$env:USERPROFILE\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\ExchangeOnlineManagement"
``` - **Update the module:**
Update-Module -Name ExchangeOnlineManagement -Force
- **Connect to Exchange Online:**
You can use one of the following methods:
- **Device authentication:**
Connect-ExchangeOnline -UseDeviceAuthentication
- **Prompt for credentials:**
$credential = Get-Credential
Connect-ExchangeOnline -Credential $credential
- **Specify a user principal name (UPN):**
$userPrincipalName = "email address removed for privacy reasons"
$credential = Get-Credential -UserName $userPrincipalName
Connect-ExchangeOnline -Credential $credential
- **Set the execution policy:**
Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Scope Process
Feel free to reach out if this doesn't work!
