How to install VMware PowerCLI offline
Download the PowerCLI package from and save the ZIP file on your PC https://developer.vmware.com/web/tool/vmware-powercli
The URL is redirected to this one after VMware's acquisition by Broadcom https://developer.broadcom.com/tools/vmware-powercli/latest
Extract the content of the ZIP file to a directory on your PC.
To install PowerCLI you have to determine the PowerShell Module Paths
Result:
Change into the Powershell Modules directory
C:
cd\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules
Copy the extracted content of the ZIP file to one of these directories, e.g.
C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules
Make sure that the copied files and folders are not read-only. Run the following command to set them to read-write:
Unblock the new files in Powershell with the following command:
Check if PowerCLI is active
You will get an output like this:
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