As a Microsoft 365 global or SharePoint admin for your organization, you can use the SharePoint Management Shell to manage users, sites, and site collections. The SharePoint Management Shell is a Windows PowerShell module that lets you run command-line operations. It makes performing batch operations more efficient, and is the only way to perform some management tasks in SharePoint and OneDrive.
Note: If you're new to Microsoft 365 or SharePoint, we recommend getting familiar with the SharePoint admin center first. To get started, see SharePoint planning guide.
Get started managing SharePoint using PowerShell cmdlets
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Download and install the latest SharePoint Management Shell. If you already have a previous version installed, uninstall it first and then install the latest version.
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Connect the SharePoint Management Shell to SharePoint for your organization. For info, see Connect the SharePoint PowerShell.
For a list of SharePoint PowerShell cmdlets you can run, see SharePoint PowerShell.
