Uninstall Microsoft Graph PowerShell Module

The Microsoft Graph PowerShell module is a very important module for managing tasks. However, sometimes there are issues with updating the module, or it may not work as intended. So you want to remove it completely and start with a fresh install. In this article, you will learn how to uninstall Microsoft Graph PowerShell module from the system.

Remove Microsoft Graph PowerShell modules

Microsoft Graph PowerShell modules (Microsoft.Graph, Microsoft.Graph.Beta) are used to manage Microsoft Entra and Microsoft 365. However, you might need to remove them completely due to module bloat, version conflicts, switching to different tooling, or simply for cleanup.

This guide covers complete removal across:

• Windows PowerShell 5 and PowerShell 7
• Current user and all users
• Modules installed via PowerShellGet and PSResourceGet

Step 1. Get installed Microsoft Graph modules

Get a list of the Microsoft Graph PowerShell modules. Run all commands in both Windows PowerShell 5 and PowerShell 7.

Get-InstalledModule Microsoft.Graph* -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Get-InstalledPSResource Microsoft.Graph* -Scope CurrentUser -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Get-InstalledPSResource Microsoft.Graph* -Scope AllUsers -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

Step 2. Uninstall Microsoft Graph PowerShell modules

Uninstall Microsoft Graph PowerShell modules for the current user and all users. Run all commands in both Windows PowerShell 5 and PowerShell 7.

Get-InstalledModule Microsoft.Graph* | Uninstall-Module -AllVersions -Force
Get-InstalledPSResource Microsoft.Graph* -Scope CurrentUser | Uninstall-PSResource -Scope CurrentUser -SkipDependencyCheck
Get-InstalledPSResource Microsoft.Graph* -Scope AllUsers | Uninstall-PSResource -Scope AllUsers -SkipDependencyCheck

Step 3. Manually delete Microsoft Graph PowerShell module folders

To ensure that everything is completely removed, you can open Windows PowerShell or PowerShell 7 as an administrator and run the script.

# Get all module directories for both Windows PowerShell and PowerShell 7
$paths = @(
    "$env:ProgramFiles\WindowsPowerShell\Modules", # Windows PowerShell (all users)
    "$env:USERPROFILE\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Modules", # Windows PowerShell (current user)
    "$env:ProgramFiles\PowerShell\Modules", # PowerShell 7.x (all users)
    "$env:USERPROFILE\Documents\PowerShell\Modules" # PowerShell 7.x (current user)
)

# Go through each module directory path
foreach ($path in $paths) {
    Get-ChildItem -Path $path -Filter "Microsoft.Graph*" -Directory -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue |
    Remove-Item -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
}

Now that everything is entirely removed from the system. You can Install Microsoft Graph PowerShell module.

That’s it!

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Conclusion

You learned how to uninstall Microsoft Graph PowerShell module. Remove the Microsoft Graph PowerShell module in both Windows PowerShell 5 and PowerShell 7, ensuring you don’t miss any steps. This way, you are sure it’s removed everywhere from the system.

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