enable-SPSessionStateService command is missing

I am working on SharePoint 2010 and am getting errors about not having session state.  I keep reading about the powershell command "enable-SPSessionStateService" but I don't appear to have the command.  I do seem to have the Sharepoint snap in though.  

When I list the available snapins "Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell" is listed.

When I list the commands using: 

Get-Command | Where-Object{$_.PSSnapin.Name -eq "Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell"}

I see the following commands but "enable-SPSessionStateService" is not one of them.  Why is it missing?

CommandType     Name                            Definition
-----------     ----                            ----------
Cmdlet          Add-SPClaimTypeMapping          Add-SPClaimTypeMapping [-Ide...
Cmdlet          Add-SPDiagnosticsPerformance... Add-SPDiagnosticsPerformance...
Cmdlet          Add-SPServiceApplicationProx... Add-SPServiceApplicationProx...
Cmdlet          Add-SPShellAdmin                Add-SPShellAdmin [-UserName]...
Cmdlet          Add-SPSiteSubscriptionFeatur... Add-SPSiteSubscriptionFeatur...
Cmdlet          Add-SPSolution                  Add-SPSolution [-LiteralPath...
Cmdlet          Add-SPUserSolution              Add-SPUserSolution [-Literal...
Cmdlet          Backup-SPConfigurationDatabase  Backup-SPConfigurationDataba...
Cmdlet          Backup-SPFarm                   Backup-SPFarm -Directory <St...
Cmdlet          Backup-SPSite                   Backup-SPSite [-Identity] <S...
Cmdlet          Clear-SPLogLevel                Clear-SPLogLevel [-Identity ...
Cmdlet          Clear-SPSiteSubscriptionBusi... Clear-SPSiteSubscriptionBusi...
Cmdlet          Connect-SPConfigurationDatabase Connect-SPConfigurationDatab...
Cmdlet          Copy-SPBusinessDataCatalogAc... Copy-SPBusinessDataCatalogAc...
Cmdlet          Disable-SPBusinessDataCatalo... Disable-SPBusinessDataCatalo...
Cmdlet          Disable-SPFeature               Disable-SPFeature [-Identity...
Cmdlet          Disable-SPHealthAnalysisRule    Disable-SPHealthAnalysisRule...
Cmdlet          Disable-SPTimerJob              Disable-SPTimerJob [-Identit...
Cmdlet          Disable-SPWebApplicationHttp... Disable-SPWebApplicationHttp...
Cmdlet          Disconnect-SPConfigurationDa... Disconnect-SPConfigurationDa...
Cmdlet          Dismount-SPContentDatabase      Dismount-SPContentDatabase [...
Cmdlet          Enable-SPBusinessDataCatalog... Enable-SPBusinessDataCatalog...
Cmdlet          Enable-SPFeature                Enable-SPFeature [-Identity]...
Cmdlet          Enable-SPHealthAnalysisRule     Enable-SPHealthAnalysisRule ...
Cmdlet          Enable-SPTimerJob               Enable-SPTimerJob [-Identity...
Cmdlet          Enable-SPWebApplicationHttpT... Enable-SPWebApplicationHttpT...
Cmdlet          Export-SPBusinessDataCatalog... Export-SPBusinessDataCatalog...
Cmdlet          Export-SPSiteSubscriptionBus... Export-SPSiteSubscriptionBus...
Cmdlet          Export-SPSiteSubscriptionSet... Export-SPSiteSubscriptionSet...
Cmdlet          Export-SPWeb                    Export-SPWeb [-Identity] <SP...
Cmdlet          Get-SPAlternateURL              Get-SPAlternateURL [[-Identi...
Cmdlet          Get-SPAuthenticationProvider    Get-SPAuthenticationProvider...
Cmdlet          Get-SPBackupHistory             Get-SPBackupHistory -Directo...
Cmdlet          Get-SPBrowserCustomerExperie... Get-SPBrowserCustomerExperie...
Cmdlet          Get-SPBusinessDataCatalogMet... Get-SPBusinessDataCatalogMet...
Cmdlet          Get-SPBusinessDataCatalogThr... Get-SPBusinessDataCatalogThr...
Cmdlet          Get-SPCertificateAuthority      Get-SPCertificateAuthority [...
Cmdlet          Get-SPClaimProvider             Get-SPClaimProvider [[-Ident...
Cmdlet          Get-SPClaimProviderManager      Get-SPClaimProviderManager [...
Cmdlet          Get-SPClaimTypeEncoding         Get-SPClaimTypeEncoding [-En...
Cmdlet          Get-SPContentDatabase           Get-SPContentDatabase [[-Ide...
Cmdlet          Get-SPCustomLayoutsPage         Get-SPCustomLayoutsPage [-Id...
Cmdlet          Get-SPDatabase                  Get-SPDatabase [[-Identity] ...
Cmdlet          Get-SPDeletedSite               Get-SPDeletedSite [-Limit <S...
Cmdlet          Get-SPDesignerSettings          Get-SPDesignerSettings [-Web...
Cmdlet          Get-SPDiagnosticConfig          Get-SPDiagnosticConfig [-Ass...
Cmdlet          Get-SPDiagnosticsPerformance... Get-SPDiagnosticsPerformance...
Cmdlet          Get-SPDiagnosticsProvider       Get-SPDiagnosticsProvider [[...
Cmdlet          Get-SPFarm                      Get-SPFarm [-AssignmentColle...
Cmdlet          Get-SPFarmConfig                Get-SPFarmConfig [-ServiceCo...
Cmdlet          Get-SPFeature                   Get-SPFeature [[-Identity] <...
Cmdlet          Get-SPHealthAnalysisRule        Get-SPHealthAnalysisRule [-A...
Cmdlet          Get-SPHelpCollection            Get-SPHelpCollection [-Name ...
Cmdlet          Get-SPLogEvent                  Get-SPLogEvent [-Directory <...
Cmdlet          Get-SPLogLevel                  Get-SPLogLevel [-Identity <S...
Cmdlet          Get-SPManagedAccount            Get-SPManagedAccount [[-Iden...
Cmdlet          Get-SPManagedPath               Get-SPManagedPath [[-Identit...
Cmdlet          Get-SPMobileMessagingAccount    Get-SPMobileMessagingAccount...
Cmdlet          Get-SPProcessAccount            Get-SPProcessAccount [-Netwo...
Cmdlet          Get-SPProduct                   Get-SPProduct [-Local] [-Ass...
Cmdlet          Get-SPSearchService             Get-SPSearchService [-Assign...
Cmdlet          Get-SPSearchServiceInstance     Get-SPSearchServiceInstance ...
Cmdlet          Get-SPSecurityTokenServiceCo... Get-SPSecurityTokenServiceCo...
Cmdlet          Get-SPServer                    Get-SPServer [[-Identity] <S...
Cmdlet          Get-SPServiceApplication        Get-SPServiceApplication [[-...
Cmdlet          Get-SPServiceApplicationEndp... Get-SPServiceApplicationEndp...
Cmdlet          Get-SPServiceApplicationPool    Get-SPServiceApplicationPool...
Cmdlet          Get-SPServiceApplicationProxy   Get-SPServiceApplicationProx...
Cmdlet          Get-SPServiceApplicationProx... Get-SPServiceApplicationProx...
Cmdlet          Get-SPServiceApplicationSecu... Get-SPServiceApplicationSecu...
Cmdlet          Get-SPServiceContext            Get-SPServiceContext [-Site]...
Cmdlet          Get-SPServiceHostConfig         Get-SPServiceHostConfig [-De...
Cmdlet          Get-SPServiceInstance           Get-SPServiceInstance [[-Ide...
Cmdlet          Get-SPShellAdmin                Get-SPShellAdmin [[-database...
Cmdlet          Get-SPSite                      Get-SPSite [-Limit <String>]...
Cmdlet          Get-SPSiteAdministration        Get-SPSiteAdministration [-L...
Cmdlet          Get-SPSiteSubscription          Get-SPSiteSubscription [[-Id...
Cmdlet          Get-SPSiteSubscriptionConfig    Get-SPSiteSubscriptionConfig...
Cmdlet          Get-SPSiteSubscriptionFeatur... Get-SPSiteSubscriptionFeatur...
Cmdlet          Get-SPSolution                  Get-SPSolution [[-Identity] ...
Cmdlet          Get-SPTimerJob                  Get-SPTimerJob [[-Identity] ...
Cmdlet          Get-SPTopologyServiceApplica... Get-SPTopologyServiceApplica...
Cmdlet          Get-SPTopologyServiceApplica... Get-SPTopologyServiceApplica...
Cmdlet          Get-SPTrustedIdentityTokenIs... Get-SPTrustedIdentityTokenIs...
Cmdlet          Get-SPTrustedRootAuthority      Get-SPTrustedRootAuthority [...
Cmdlet          Get-SPTrustedServiceTokenIssuer Get-SPTrustedServiceTokenIss...
Cmdlet          Get-SPUsageApplication          Get-SPUsageApplication [[-Id...
Cmdlet          Get-SPUsageDefinition           Get-SPUsageDefinition [[-Ide...
Cmdlet          Get-SPUsageService              Get-SPUsageService [[-Identi...
Cmdlet          Get-SPUser                      Get-SPUser [[-Identity] <SPU...
Cmdlet          Get-SPUserSolution              Get-SPUserSolution [[-Identi...
Cmdlet          Get-SPWeb                       Get-SPWeb [[-Identity] <SPWe...
Cmdlet          Get-SPWebApplication            Get-SPWebApplication [[-Iden...
Cmdlet          Get-SPWebApplicationHttpThro... Get-SPWebApplicationHttpThro...
Cmdlet          Get-SPWebPartPack               Get-SPWebPartPack [[-Identit...
Cmdlet          Get-SPWebTemplate               Get-SPWebTemplate [[-Identit...
Cmdlet          Get-SPWorkflowConfig            Get-SPWorkflowConfig [-WebAp...
Cmdlet          Grant-SPBusinessDataCatalogM... Grant-SPBusinessDataCatalogM...
Cmdlet          Grant-SPObjectSecurity          Grant-SPObjectSecurity [-Ide...
Cmdlet          Import-SPBusinessDataCatalog... Import-SPBusinessDataCatalog...
Cmdlet          Import-SPBusinessDataCatalog... Import-SPBusinessDataCatalog...
Cmdlet          Import-SPSiteSubscriptionBus... Import-SPSiteSubscriptionBus...
Cmdlet          Import-SPSiteSubscriptionSet... Import-SPSiteSubscriptionSet...
Cmdlet          Import-SPWeb                    Import-SPWeb [-Identity] <SP...
Cmdlet          Initialize-SPResourceSecurity   Initialize-SPResourceSecurit...
Cmdlet          Install-SPApplicationContent    Install-SPApplicationContent...
Cmdlet          Install-SPFeature               Install-SPFeature [-Path] <S...
Cmdlet          Install-SPHelpCollection        Install-SPHelpCollection -Li...
Cmdlet          Install-SPService               Install-SPService [-Provisio...
Cmdlet          Install-SPSolution              Install-SPSolution [-Identit...
Cmdlet          Install-SPUserSolution          Install-SPUserSolution [-Ide...
Cmdlet          Install-SPWebPartPack           Install-SPWebPartPack [-Lite...
Cmdlet          Install-SPWebTemplate           Install-SPWebTemplate [-Path...
Cmdlet          Merge-SPLogFile                 Merge-SPLogFile -Path <Strin...
Cmdlet          Mount-SPContentDatabase         Mount-SPContentDatabase [-Na...
Cmdlet          Move-SPBlobStorageLocation      Move-SPBlobStorageLocation [...
Cmdlet          Move-SPSite                     Move-SPSite [-Identity] <SPS...
Cmdlet          Move-SPUser                     Move-SPUser [-Identity] <SPU...
Cmdlet          New-SPAlternateURL              New-SPAlternateURL [-Url] <S...
Cmdlet          New-SPAuthenticationProvider    New-SPAuthenticationProvider...
Cmdlet          New-SPBusinessDataCatalogSer... New-SPBusinessDataCatalogSer...
Cmdlet          New-SPBusinessDataCatalogSer... New-SPBusinessDataCatalogSer...
Cmdlet          New-SPCentralAdministration     New-SPCentralAdministration ...
Cmdlet          New-SPClaimProvider             New-SPClaimProvider -Display...
Cmdlet          New-SPClaimsPrincipal           New-SPClaimsPrincipal [-Iden...
Cmdlet          New-SPClaimTypeEncoding         New-SPClaimTypeEncoding -Enc...
Cmdlet          New-SPClaimTypeMapping          New-SPClaimTypeMapping [-Inc...
Cmdlet          New-SPConfigurationDatabase     New-SPConfigurationDatabase ...
Cmdlet          New-SPContentDatabase           New-SPContentDatabase [-Name...
Cmdlet          New-SPLogFile                   New-SPLogFile [-AssignmentCo...
Cmdlet          New-SPManagedAccount            New-SPManagedAccount [-Crede...
Cmdlet          New-SPManagedPath               New-SPManagedPath [-Relative...
Cmdlet          New-SPServiceApplicationPool    New-SPServiceApplicationPool...
Cmdlet          New-SPServiceApplicationProx... New-SPServiceApplicationProx...
Cmdlet          New-SPSite                      New-SPSite [-Url] <String> [...
Cmdlet          New-SPSiteSubscription          New-SPSiteSubscription [-Ass...
Cmdlet          New-SPSiteSubscriptionFeatur... New-SPSiteSubscriptionFeatur...
Cmdlet          New-SPSubscriptionSettingsSe... New-SPSubscriptionSettingsSe...
Cmdlet          New-SPSubscriptionSettingsSe... New-SPSubscriptionSettingsSe...
Cmdlet          New-SPTrustedIdentityTokenIs... New-SPTrustedIdentityTokenIs...
Cmdlet          New-SPTrustedRootAuthority      New-SPTrustedRootAuthority [...
Cmdlet          New-SPTrustedServiceTokenIssuer New-SPTrustedServiceTokenIss...
Cmdlet          New-SPUsageApplication          New-SPUsageApplication [[-Na...
Cmdlet          New-SPUsageLogFile              New-SPUsageLogFile [-Assignm...
Cmdlet          New-SPUser                      New-SPUser [-UserAlias] <Str...
Cmdlet          New-SPWeb                       New-SPWeb [-Url] <String> [-...
Cmdlet          New-SPWebApplication            New-SPWebApplication -Name <...
Cmdlet          New-SPWebApplicationExtension   New-SPWebApplicationExtensio...
Cmdlet          Publish-SPServiceApplication    Publish-SPServiceApplication...
Cmdlet          Receive-SPServiceApplication... Receive-SPServiceApplication...
Cmdlet          Remove-SPAlternateURL           Remove-SPAlternateURL [-Iden...
Cmdlet          Remove-SPBusinessDataCatalog... Remove-SPBusinessDataCatalog...
Cmdlet          Remove-SPClaimProvider          Remove-SPClaimProvider [-Ide...
Cmdlet          Remove-SPClaimTypeMapping       Remove-SPClaimTypeMapping [-...
Cmdlet          Remove-SPConfigurationDatabase  Remove-SPConfigurationDataba...
Cmdlet          Remove-SPContentDatabase        Remove-SPContentDatabase [-I...
Cmdlet          Remove-SPDeletedSite            Remove-SPDeletedSite [-Ident...
Cmdlet          Remove-SPDiagnosticsPerforma... Remove-SPDiagnosticsPerforma...
Cmdlet          Remove-SPManagedAccount         Remove-SPManagedAccount [-Id...
Cmdlet          Remove-SPManagedPath            Remove-SPManagedPath [-Ident...
Cmdlet          Remove-SPServiceApplication     Remove-SPServiceApplication ...
Cmdlet          Remove-SPServiceApplicationPool Remove-SPServiceApplicationP...
Cmdlet          Remove-SPServiceApplicationP... Remove-SPServiceApplicationP...
Cmdlet          Remove-SPServiceApplicationP... Remove-SPServiceApplicationP...
Cmdlet          Remove-SPServiceApplicationP... Remove-SPServiceApplicationP...
Cmdlet          Remove-SPShellAdmin             Remove-SPShellAdmin [-UserNa...
Cmdlet          Remove-SPSite                   Remove-SPSite [-Identity] <S...
Cmdlet          Remove-SPSiteSubscription       Remove-SPSiteSubscription [-...
Cmdlet          Remove-SPSiteSubscriptionBus... Remove-SPSiteSubscriptionBus...
Cmdlet          Remove-SPSiteSubscriptionFea... Remove-SPSiteSubscriptionFea...
Cmdlet          Remove-SPSiteSubscriptionFea... Remove-SPSiteSubscriptionFea...
Cmdlet          Remove-SPSiteSubscriptionSet... Remove-SPSiteSubscriptionSet...
Cmdlet          Remove-SPSolution               Remove-SPSolution [-Identity...
Cmdlet          Remove-SPSolutionDeploymentLock Remove-SPSolutionDeploymentL...
Cmdlet          Remove-SPTrustedIdentityToke... Remove-SPTrustedIdentityToke...
Cmdlet          Remove-SPTrustedRootAuthority   Remove-SPTrustedRootAuthorit...
Cmdlet          Remove-SPTrustedServiceToken... Remove-SPTrustedServiceToken...
Cmdlet          Remove-SPUsageApplication       Remove-SPUsageApplication [-...
Cmdlet          Remove-SPUser                   Remove-SPUser [-Identity] <S...
Cmdlet          Remove-SPUserSolution           Remove-SPUserSolution [-Iden...
Cmdlet          Remove-SPWeb                    Remove-SPWeb [-Identity] <SP...
Cmdlet          Remove-SPWebApplication         Remove-SPWebApplication [-Id...
Cmdlet          Rename-SPServer                 Rename-SPServer [-Identity] ...
Cmdlet          Repair-SPManagedAccountDeplo... Repair-SPManagedAccountDeplo...
Cmdlet          Restore-SPDeletedSite           Restore-SPDeletedSite [-Iden...
Cmdlet          Restore-SPFarm                  Restore-SPFarm -Directory <S...
Cmdlet          Restore-SPSite                  Restore-SPSite [-Identity] <...
Cmdlet          Revoke-SPBusinessDataCatalog... Revoke-SPBusinessDataCatalog...
Cmdlet          Revoke-SPObjectSecurity         Revoke-SPObjectSecurity [-Id...
Cmdlet          Set-SPAlternateURL              Set-SPAlternateURL [-Identit...
Cmdlet          Set-SPBrowserCustomerExperie... Set-SPBrowserCustomerExperie...
Cmdlet          Set-SPBusinessDataCatalogMet... Set-SPBusinessDataCatalogMet...
Cmdlet          Set-SPBusinessDataCatalogSer... Set-SPBusinessDataCatalogSer...
Cmdlet          Set-SPBusinessDataCatalogThr... Set-SPBusinessDataCatalogThr...
Cmdlet          Set-SPCentralAdministration     Set-SPCentralAdministration ...
Cmdlet          Set-SPClaimProvider             Set-SPClaimProvider [-Identi...
Cmdlet          Set-SPContentDatabase           Set-SPContentDatabase [-Iden...
Cmdlet          Set-SPCustomLayoutsPage         Set-SPCustomLayoutsPage -Ide...
Cmdlet          Set-SPDesignerSettings          Set-SPDesignerSettings [-Web...
Cmdlet          Set-SPDiagnosticConfig          Set-SPDiagnosticConfig [-All...
Cmdlet          Set-SPDiagnosticsProvider       Set-SPDiagnosticsProvider [-...
Cmdlet          Set-SPFarmConfig                Set-SPFarmConfig [-WorkflowB...
Cmdlet          Set-SPLogLevel                  Set-SPLogLevel [-TraceSeveri...
Cmdlet          Set-SPManagedAccount            Set-SPManagedAccount [-Ident...
Cmdlet          Set-SPMobileMessagingAccount    Set-SPMobileMessagingAccount...
Cmdlet          Set-SPPassPhrase                Set-SPPassPhrase -PassPhrase...
Cmdlet          Set-SPSearchService             Set-SPSearchService [[-Ident...
Cmdlet          Set-SPSearchServiceInstance     Set-SPSearchServiceInstance ...
Cmdlet          Set-SPSecurityTokenServiceCo... Set-SPSecurityTokenServiceCo...
Cmdlet          Set-SPServiceApplication        Set-SPServiceApplication [-I...
Cmdlet          Set-SPServiceApplicationEndp... Set-SPServiceApplicationEndp...
Cmdlet          Set-SPServiceApplicationPool    Set-SPServiceApplicationPool...
Cmdlet          Set-SPServiceApplicationSecu... Set-SPServiceApplicationSecu...
Cmdlet          Set-SPServiceHostConfig         Set-SPServiceHostConfig [-Id...
Cmdlet          Set-SPSite                      Set-SPSite [-Identity] <SPSi...
Cmdlet          Set-SPSiteAdministration        Set-SPSiteAdministration [-I...
Cmdlet          Set-SPSiteSubscriptionConfig    Set-SPSiteSubscriptionConfig...
Cmdlet          Set-SPSubscriptionSettingsSe... Set-SPSubscriptionSettingsSe...
Cmdlet          Set-SPTimerJob                  Set-SPTimerJob [-Identity] <...
Cmdlet          Set-SPTopologyServiceApplica... Set-SPTopologyServiceApplica...
Cmdlet          Set-SPTopologyServiceApplica... Set-SPTopologyServiceApplica...
Cmdlet          Set-SPTrustedIdentityTokenIs... Set-SPTrustedIdentityTokenIs...
Cmdlet          Set-SPTrustedRootAuthority      Set-SPTrustedRootAuthority [...
Cmdlet          Set-SPTrustedServiceTokenIssuer Set-SPTrustedServiceTokenIss...
Cmdlet          Set-SPUsageApplication          Set-SPUsageApplication [-Ide...
Cmdlet          Set-SPUsageDefinition           Set-SPUsageDefinition [-Iden...
Cmdlet          Set-SPUsageService              Set-SPUsageService [[-Identi...
Cmdlet          Set-SPUser                      Set-SPUser [-Identity] <SPUs...
Cmdlet          Set-SPWeb                       Set-SPWeb [-Identity] <SPWeb...
Cmdlet          Set-SPWebApplication            Set-SPWebApplication [-Ident...
Cmdlet          Set-SPWebApplicationHttpThro... Set-SPWebApplicationHttpThro...
Cmdlet          Set-SPWebTemplate               Set-SPWebTemplate [-Identity...
Cmdlet          Set-SPWorkflowConfig            Set-SPWorkflowConfig [-WebAp...
Cmdlet          Start-SPAdminJob                Start-SPAdminJob [-Assignmen...
Cmdlet          Start-SPAssignment              Start-SPAssignment [-Global]...
Cmdlet          Start-SPServiceInstance         Start-SPServiceInstance [-Id...
Cmdlet          Start-SPTimerJob                Start-SPTimerJob [-Identity]...
Cmdlet          Stop-SPAssignment               Stop-SPAssignment [[-SemiGlo...
Cmdlet          Stop-SPServiceInstance          Stop-SPServiceInstance [-Ide...
Cmdlet          Test-SPContentDatabase          Test-SPContentDatabase [-Ide...
Cmdlet          Uninstall-SPFeature             Uninstall-SPFeature [-Identi...
Cmdlet          Uninstall-SPHelpCollection      Uninstall-SPHelpCollection -...
Cmdlet          Uninstall-SPSolution            Uninstall-SPSolution [-Ident...
Cmdlet          Uninstall-SPUserSolution        Uninstall-SPUserSolution [-I...
Cmdlet          Uninstall-SPWebPartPack         Uninstall-SPWebPartPack [-Id...
Cmdlet          Uninstall-SPWebTemplate         Uninstall-SPWebTemplate [-Id...
Cmdlet          Unpublish-SPServiceApplication  Unpublish-SPServiceApplicati...
Cmdlet          Update-SPFarmEncryptionKey      Update-SPFarmEncryptionKey [...
Cmdlet          Update-SPInfoPathUserFileUrl    Update-SPInfoPathUserFileUrl...
Cmdlet          Update-SPSolution               Update-SPSolution [-Identity...
Cmdlet          Update-SPUserSolution           Update-SPUserSolution [-Iden...
Cmdlet          Upgrade-SPContentDatabase       Upgrade-SPContentDatabase [-...

August 14th, 2015 12:02pm

This command is not available in SharePoint foundation 2010.

you can enable it via http modules - check this post

https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/office/en-US/3145fd29-2315-42f7-8f9d-cf6d52dc3c95/enabling-session-state-in-sharepoint-2010?forum=sharepointgeneralprevious

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August 14th, 2015 3:30pm

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