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

Applies to:

  • Windows 10
  • Windows 11

Requirements for using Windows PowerShell cmdlets

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

How to let users access PowerShell cmdlets

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

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:

Loading the Windows PowerShell cmdlets

To load the Windows PowerShell cmdlet modules:

  1. Open Windows PowerShell or Windows PowerShell Integrated Scripting Environment (ISE).
  2. Enter one of the following cmdlets to load a list of usable cmdlets for the module you want:
App-v component Cmdlet to enter
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 in PowerShell. To access the module, open Windows PowerShell or Windows PowerShell Integrated Scripting Environment (ISE) and enter one of the cmdlets from the following table.
App-v component Cmdlet to enter
App-V Server Update-Help -Module AppvServer
App-V Sequencer Update-Help -Module AppvSequencer
App-V Client Update-Help -Module AppvClient

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. Enter Get-Help followed by the cmdlet you need help with. For example:
    Get-Help Publish-AppvClientPackage