Installation

Install the Microsoft-Extractor-Suite toolkit:

Install-Module -Name Microsoft-Extractor-Suite

Install the Powershell module Microsoft.Graph for the Graph API functionalities:

Install-Module -Name Microsoft.Graph

Install the Powershell module ExchangeOnlineManagement for the Microsoft 365 functionalities:

Install-Module -Name ExchangeOnlineManagement

Install the Powershell module Az for the Azure Activity log functionality:

Install-Module -Name Az

Install the Powershell module AzureADPreview for the Entra ID functionalities:

Install-Module -Name AzureADPreview

Note

If you receive an error message indicating that the specified commands already exist on your system, you can resolve the issue by including the “-AllowClobber” parameter in the “Install-Module” command. This parameter will allow the installation process to overwrite any existing versions of the module and replace them with the newer version.

Getting Started

To get started with the Microsoft Extractor Suite tool, make sure the requirements are met.

The first step is to import or install the Microsoft-Extractor-Suite.

To import the Microsoft-Extractor-Suite:

Import-Module .\Microsoft-Extractor-Suite.psd1

To install the Microsoft-Extractor-Suite:

Install-Module -Name Microsoft-Extractor-Suite

Additionally, you must sign-in to Microsoft 365 or Azure depending on your usage before Microsoft-Extractor-Suite functions are made available.

To sign in, use the following cmdlets:

Connect-M365 or Connect-ExchangeOnline
Connect-Azure or Connect-AzureAD
Connect-AzureAZ or Connect-AzAccount