SharePoint Troubleshooting: "microsoft.sharepoint.powershell" snap-in is not installed on this computer

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Issue

The Windows PowerShell snap-in "microsoft.sharepoint.powershell" is not installed on this computer.

Cause

There could be many reasons for the issue. Below are some of them.

  1. SharePoint is not installed.
  2. Missing .DLL file in the path (C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_MSIL\Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell).
  3. .DLL file is corrupted.
  4. Unsupported version of PowerShell.

Solutions

Please follow the solutions below to resolve the issue.

SharePoint installation

Ensure SharePoint is installed on the server.

DLL Fix

Please run this command to fix the DLL for SharePoint 2013.

C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\InstallUtil /LogToConsole=true C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_MSIL\Microsoft.SharePoint.Power Shell\v4.0_15.0.0.0__71e9bce111e9429c\Microsoft.SharePoint.Powershell.dll

Compatible version

Ensure that compatible versions of PowerShell are installed according to the product version.