PowerShellHow to change Office 365 user licenses using PowerShell

How to change Office 365 user licenses using PowerShell

The following is a comparison between changing licenses of Office 365 users with Windows PowerShell and ADManager Plus:

Windows PowerShell

Steps to change licenses of Office 365 users using PowerShell:

Identify the Office 365 tenant account from which you want to retrieve the report.
Identify the cmdlets you need for the action.
Compile the script.
Execute it in Windows PowerShell.

Sample Windows PowerShell script:

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Get-MsolUser -all | Where {$_.Licenses.AccountSkuId -contains "your-tenant-name:EXCHANGESTANDARD_STUDENT"} | Set-MsolUserLicense -AddLicenses "your-tenant-name:STANDARDWOFFPACK_STUDENT" -RemoveLicenses "your-tenant-name:EXCHANGESTANDARD_STUDENT"

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ADManager Plus

Steps to change licenses for Office 365 users:

Select Office 365 -> License Management ->Assign/Remove licenses .
Select Replace licenses option, choose the desired license(s), and User Location from the drop down list.
Choose the Office 365 account and its users, and click Apply

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Following are the limitations to change licenses of Office 365 users using native tools like Windows PowerShell:

With additional filters, the script will get longer and more complicated.
Troubleshooting these scripts requires extensive AD and scripting expertise.

ADManager Plus can help you replace licenses of Office 365 users in a simple and intuitively designed UI.

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