The 'Connect-PnPOnline' command was found in the module 'PnP.PowerShell', but the module could not be loaded

[lidacbl]

We did not have this error by using 1.12.0 pnp module but now we get it with 2.1.1 since 2023-04-01. We always Import-Module then connect to SharePoint Online for file automation tasks.

Error for "Connect-PnPOnline": The 'Connect-PnPOnline' command was found in the module 'PnP.PowerShell', but the
module could not be loaded. For more information, run 'Import-Module PnP.PowerShell'.

OS: Windows Server 2012 R2
Code:

  Import-Module -Name PnP.PowerShell

  $SharePointUrl = "https://mycompany.sharepoint.com/sites/MySite"
  $SharePointUserName = "AdminUserName"
  $SharePointPwd = Get-Content "C:\MyProject\MyPswdFile.txt" | ConvertTo-SecureString
  $SharePointCred = New-Object -TypeName System.Management.Automation.PSCredential ($SharePointUserName, $SharePointPwd)

  Connect-PnPOnline -Url $SharePointUrl -Credentials $SharePointCred

When we try to fix the issue by manually checking the code by line, we get error when running Import-Module as well.

Error for "Import-Module": Could not load file or assembly 'System.Management.Automation, Version=7.2.0.0, Culture=neutral,
PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified

[dogandponyshow]

Hi there lidacbl. I had this issue earlier after updating PS through ISE to v2.1.1 Also same error for Import-Module.

Take a look here: #2969

Release 2.1.1 has dropped support for PS 5.1 and ISE

Options are:
install PS 7.2 or later.

You could also consider rolling back to version 1.12.0:

Uninstall-Module -Name "PnP.PowerShell" -Force
Install-Module PnP.PowerShell -RequiredVersion 1.12.0 -Force

Hope that helps.

[lidacbl]

Thank you @dogandponyshow, I resolved the issue by install PS 7.3.3.