I began to think about how I could ensure that the data in the CSV file is unique. As you can well imagine, this creates havoc and the import fails. The problem is that every once in a while, duplicates end up in the CSV file. We use this CSV file to create new users automatically in Active Directory. Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a comma-separated value (CSV) file that comes from a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to easily remove duplicates from a CSV file.