Set-AzContext works in Azure Cloud Shell but doesn't in Azure PowerShell

Question

When i execute following command

Clear-AzureProfile
Connect-AzAccount -TenantID xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Set-AzContext -SubscriptionId xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

in Azure PowerShell i get this error.

Set-AzContext : Please provide a valid tenant or a valid subscription.
At line:6 char:1
+ Set-AzContext -SubscriptionId xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

and if i run the same command in Azure Cloud Shell it works

Name        Account         SubscriptionName    Environment    TenantId         
xxxx        xxxxxxx         xxxx                 xxxx             xxxx

I switched from free-trial to pay-as-you-go subscription and using credentials for pay-as-you-go in both environment but it doesn't work. can anyone help

Answer 1

Close your powershell and open a new one, or use Clear-AzContext, not Clear-AzureProfile. Then use Connect-AzAccount -Tenant xxxxx -Subscription xxxxx, it should work.

Answer 2

If you are cycling through subscriptions in the same tenant and don't want to have to sign in with Connect-AzAccount multiple times, the following worked for me to switch between subscriptions:

Remove-AzContext -InputObject (Get-AzContext) -Force | Out-Null;
$sub = Set-AzContext -Subscription $_.SubscriptionName;

Before adding the Remove-AzContext statement I was seeing that Set-AzContext was not actually switching the context to another subscription for some reason.