Unable to use imported MSGraph Commands in Automation Runbook

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Unable to use imported MSGraph Commands in Automation Runbook

Tristan Marzec 20

I have developed a powershell runbook and I want to use the commands from these modules:

Microsoft.Graph.Authentication 2.35.1

Microsoft.graph.Groups 2.35.1

I am using the 7.2 runtime version. My issue is that I am unable to use this command:

Connect-MgGraph

When I run the script in the runbook environment I just receive this error:
Connect-MgGraph: Line | 27 | Connect-MgGraph -Identity -ClientId $ClientId | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | Could not load file or assembly 'System.Diagnostics.DiagnosticSource, Version=8.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=cc7b13ffcd2ddd51'. The system cannot find the file specified.

Is this a version mismatch or just a problem of the runbook environment itself?

Bharath Y P 6,560 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-03-12T11:16:49.5533333+00:00

Hello Tristan Marzec. Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Q&A platform.

We are looking into your issue and will keep you posted updates.

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Bharath Y P 6,560 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-03-13T13:01:06.66+00:00

Hello Tristan Marzec. I just wanted to kindly follow up to check, If the provided answer is helpful, it would be great if you could accept the answer and up-vote. This not only helps us but also makes it easier for other community members who might face the same issue. Thanks
Robert Stampfer 0 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2026-03-13T17:35:54.9866667+00:00

the proposed solution worked for me today, thanks for saving my time!
Bharath Y P 6,560 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-03-16T09:29:37.86+00:00

Hello Tristan Marzec. I just wanted to kindly follow up to check, If the provided answer is helpful, it would be great if you could accept the answer and up-vote. This not only helps us but also makes it easier for other community members who might face the same issue. Thanks
Tristan Marzec 20 Reputation points

2026-03-16T14:37:46.6133333+00:00

It works!
Tristan Marzec 20 Reputation points

2026-03-16T14:40:09.35+00:00

Hello, the proposed solution worked for me. The upgrade to PowerShell 7.4 did the job.

Thank you very much!

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Bharath Y P 6,560 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-03-12T11:16:49.5533333+00:00

Hello Tristan Marzec. Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Q&A platform.

We are looking into your issue and will keep you posted updates.

Thanks,
Bharath Y P 6,560 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-03-13T13:01:06.66+00:00

Hello Tristan Marzec. I just wanted to kindly follow up to check, If the provided answer is helpful, it would be great if you could accept the answer and up-vote. This not only helps us but also makes it easier for other community members who might face the same issue. Thanks
Robert Stampfer 0 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2026-03-13T17:35:54.9866667+00:00

the proposed solution worked for me today, thanks for saving my time!
Bharath Y P 6,560 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-03-16T09:29:37.86+00:00

Hello Tristan Marzec. I just wanted to kindly follow up to check, If the provided answer is helpful, it would be great if you could accept the answer and up-vote. This not only helps us but also makes it easier for other community members who might face the same issue. Thanks
Tristan Marzec 20 Reputation points

2026-03-16T14:37:46.6133333+00:00

It works!
Tristan Marzec 20 Reputation points

2026-03-16T14:40:09.35+00:00

Hello, the proposed solution worked for me. The upgrade to PowerShell 7.4 did the job.

Thank you very much!

Answer 1

Hello Tristan Marzec. You are running a PowerShell 7.2 runbook in Azure Automation with the Microsoft.Graph.Authentication 2.35.1 and Microsoft.Graph.Groups 2.35.1 modules. When calling Connect-MgGraph, you get an error about missing assembly System.Diagnostics.DiagnosticSource v8.0.0.0. This indicates a runtime incompatibility rather than a simple module import issue.

This is the Assembly load error when using Connect-MgGraph in PowerShell 7.2 runbooks. This is because Microsoft.Graph v2.35.1 depends on .NET 8 assemblies, but the 7.2 runbook runtime is based on .NET 6.

The other alternative solution is Upgrade to PowerShell 7.4 runtime in Azure Automation (built on .NET 8) for the long-term support, or downgrade Microsoft.Graph to a version with .NET 6.

Here are the steps to fix:

Upgrade to PowerShell 7.4:

Go to the Azure portal and select your Automation account.
Under Process Automation, select Runtime Environments. If you don't find Runtime Environments in the list,

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Select Try Runtime environment experience in the Overview page to switch to the new portal interface.
Select Create to create a new PowerShell 7.4 Runtime.
On the Basics tab, provide the following details:
Enter Name for the Runtime environment. It must begin with alphabet and can contain only alphabets, numbers, underscores, and dashes. From the Language dropdown list, select PowerShell.
In Runtime version for scripting language, select 7.4 and Enter appropriate Description.
On the Packages tab, in the Package version dropdown list, you would see default Az and Azure CLI packages already present.
Select +Add from gallery to add your packages Microsoft.Graph.Authentication 2.35.1 and Microsoft.graph.Groups 2.35.1 from gallery and select Next.

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On the Review + create tab, review the entries and select Create.

Update PowerShell Runbook in Azure Runtime Environment - Azure Automation | Microsoft Learn

Now create a Runbook using the PowerShell version 7.4 and add your script then run your Runbook

Downgrade Graph SDK

Remove the current Graph modules from your Automation account.
Install older versions compatible with .NET 6:

Install-Module Microsoft.Graph.Authentication -RequiredVersion 2.25.0
Install-Module Microsoft.Graph.Groups -RequiredVersion 2.25.0

Update your runbook to use these versions.

Test again Connect-MgGraph should work in 7.2.

Hope this helps. and please feel free to reach out if you have any further questions. Thanks

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