Power Platform provides administrators with the ability to enable or disable various features to optimize performance, security, and governance. Using PowerShell, you can automate this process across Power Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse, and Power Platform environments.
This guide will cover:
Connecting to Power Platform Admin Center using PowerShell
Listing all available Power Platform features
Enabling or disabling specific features
Checking the status of a feature
Automating feature configuration using scripts
Step 1: Prerequisites
1. Install Power Platform PowerShell Modules
If not installed, run:
Install-Module -Name Microsoft.PowerPlatform.Administration -Scope CurrentUser -Force
Install-Module -Name Microsoft.PowerApps.Administration.PowerShell -Scope CurrentUser -Force
2. Connect to Power Platform Admin Center
Run the following command and log in with admin credentials:
Add-PowerAppsAccount
Now you’re connected!
Step 2: List Available Power Platform Features
To check all available features in a specific environment:
Get-AdminPowerAppEnvironment -EnvironmentName "Default-12345" | Format-List
This will display environment details, including enabled/disabled features.
Step 3: Enable or Disable a Power Platform Feature
Example 1: Enable or Disable Developer Environments
To disable Developer Environments (sandbox environments for Power Apps development):
Set-TenantSettings -IsAllowingDeveloperEnvironment $false
To enable them:
Set-TenantSettings -IsAllowingDeveloperEnvironment $true
Developer environments setting updated!
Example 2: Enable or Disable Dataverse Auditing
To enable Dataverse auditing:
Set-AdminPowerAppEnvironment -EnvironmentName "Default-12345" -IsAuditEnabled $true
To disable it:
Set-AdminPowerAppEnvironment -EnvironmentName "Default-12345" -IsAuditEnabled $false
Dataverse auditing configured!
Example 3: Enable or Disable Power Automate Execution
To disable Power Automate flows from running:
Set-AdminPowerAppEnvironment -EnvironmentName "Default-12345" -IsFlowEnabled $false
To enable flows again:
Set-AdminPowerAppEnvironment -EnvironmentName "Default-12345" -IsFlowEnabled $true
Power Automate execution updated!
Example 4: Enable or Disable Data Export in Dataverse
To disable users from exporting data from Dataverse:
Set-AdminPowerAppEnvironment -EnvironmentName "Default-12345" -IsDataExportAllowed $false
To enable data export:
Set-AdminPowerAppEnvironment -EnvironmentName "Default-12345" -IsDataExportAllowed $true
Dataverse data export restriction configured!
Example 5: Enable or Disable AI Builder Features
To disable AI Builder in Power Platform:
Set-TenantSettings -IsAICapabilitiesEnabled $false
To enable AI Builder:
Set-TenantSettings -IsAICapabilitiesEnabled $true
AI Builder settings updated!
Step 4: Check the Status of a Feature
To verify if Power Automate is enabled:
(Get-AdminPowerAppEnvironment -EnvironmentName "Default-12345").IsFlowEnabled
To check if Dataverse auditing is enabled:
(Get-AdminPowerAppEnvironment -EnvironmentName "Default-12345").IsAuditEnabled
Feature status verified!
Step 5: Automate Feature Configuration
To disable multiple features at once, use this script:
$envName = "Default-12345"
# Disable multiple features
Set-AdminPowerAppEnvironment -EnvironmentName $envName -IsFlowEnabled $false -IsAuditEnabled $false -IsDataExportAllowed $false
Write-Host "Power Platform features disabled successfully!"
Feature automation configured!