Open Windows Powershell as Administrator.
Run the following
Install-Module SharepointPNPPowershellOnline
Type A when prompted.
To verify the version installed type the following:
Get-Module SharePointPnPPowerShell* -ListAvailable | Select-Object Name,Version | Sort-Object Version -Descending
Type the following to connect to your SharePoint Online Environment replacing <YourTenant> with your Tenancy alias, e.g alanlearnsstuff12345
Once upon a time there was a need to download an MSI and to install the SharePoint PowerShell Module that way, however, as all useful and trusted modules do one day it now can be found in the PowerShell Gallery at this link: Microsoft.
So, to install the module, run PowerShell as administrator and type …
Install-Module -Name Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell
Then to bring it in to use by sending this command …
Import-Module -Name Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell
Now we have the module, installed and imported to the session let's connect …