Vscode Az Module Register Issue

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Description:

When using Windows Powershell 5.1 and only in VSCode, running import-module az results in many errors like:

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   Register-AzModule : The type initializer for 'Microsoft.Azure.Commands.Common.AzModule' threw an exception.
   At C:\Users\myuser\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\Az.Advisor\2.0.0\Az.Advisor.psm1:49 char:13

Doesn’t seem to happen with native powershell console.

To Resolve:

  1. I followed this issue and this issue to:

    • Delete all AZ folders in my user Powershell Modules directory.

    • Download and install again => Install-Module -Name Az -RequiredVersion 9.6.0

    • Then download the nupkg for Az.Accounts for 2.12.1
    • Extract to the Az.Accounts subfolder under the version number.

  2. Now when I run Import-module az, it works like in the past. My guess is this will continue to be an issue in the future and should probably switch to Powershell 7.

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