Install Module and remove all previous powershell

Question

I am trying to install Module 'Azure' for powershell.

When I fire this

Install-Module 'Azure'

I Get the error message "WARNING: Version '4.2.0' of module 'Azure' is already installed at 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Azure\PowerShell\ServiceManagement\Azure'. To install version '5.1.1' , run Install-Module and add the -Force parameter. This command will install both version '4.2.0' and version '5.1.1'."

however i would rather have only one version than two that cause some conflict to other commands.

So I next do

Uninstall-Module 'Azure'

which succeeds , which I assume means all versions have been in installed.

then when I again try to fire Install-Module , the same error shows up.

How do I Clean up?

Answer 1

Used this to uninstall old version of AzureRM modules:

Get-Module -ListAvailable Azure*  | Group-Object -Property Name | Where {$_.Count -gt 1}  | foreach  {$_.Group | sort  Version -Descending | select -Last 1} | Uninstall-Module -Force

Answer 2

To only add or remove modules by version, try using the -*Version options of the Install-Module cmdlet.

'learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/powershellget/install-module?view=powershell-5.1'

[-MinimumVersion ] [-MaximumVersion ]

Answer 3

As a workaround, maybe we can download Azure powershell 5.1.1 msi to install it on your windows.

We can download PowerShell 5.1.1 MSI from this link.

Use this to install Azure PowerShell 5.1.1 will remove old version.

Hope this helps.