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Remove-VM

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Module:
Hyper-V

Deletes a virtual machine.

Syntax

PowerShell 
Remove-VM
      [-ComputerName <String[]>]
      [-Name] <String[]>
      [-Force]
      [-AsJob]
      [-Passthru]
      [-WhatIf]
      [-Confirm]
      [<CommonParameters>]
PowerShell 
Remove-VM
      [-Force]
      [-AsJob]
      [-Passthru]
      [-VM] <VirtualMachine[]>
      [-WhatIf]
      [-Confirm]
      [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Remove-VM cmdlet deletes a virtual machine. Running this cmdlet deletes the virtual machine's configuration file, but does not delete any virtual hard drives. If the virtual machine has any snapshots, these are deleted and merged into the virtual hard disk files after the virtual machine is deleted.

Examples

Example 1

PowerShell 
PS C:\>Remove-VM "new 1"
Confirm: Are you sure you want to remove virtual machine "new 1"?
[Y] Yes  [A] Yes to All  [N] No  [L] No to All  [S] Suspend  [?] Help (default is "Y"): y

Removes virtual machine new 1.

Example 2

PowerShell 
PS C:\>Remove-VM -Name "new 2" -Force

Removes virtual machine new 2, suppressing the confirmation prompt.

Example 3

PowerShell 
PS C:\>Get-VM -Name New* | Remove-VM -Force

Removes with no confirmation prompt all virtual machines having names starting with New.

Parameters

-AsJob

Specifies that this cmdlet is to be run as a background job.

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-ComputerName

Specifies one or more Hyper-V hosts from which the virtual machine is to be deleted. NetBIOS names, IP addresses, and fully-qualified domain names are allowable. The default is the local computer - use "localhost" or a dot (".") to specify the local computer explicitly.

Type:String[]
Position:Named
Default value:.
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.

Type:SwitchParameter
Aliases:cf
Position:Named
Default value:False
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Force

Specifies that confirmation prompts are to be suppressed during deletion of the virtual machine.

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Name

Specifies the name of the virtual machine to be deleted.

Type:String[]
Aliases:VMName
Position:0
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Passthru

Specifies that an object is to be passed through to the pipeline representing the virtual machine to be deleted.

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-VM

Specifies the virtual machine to be deleted.

Type:VirtualMachine[]
Position:0
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

-WhatIf

Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.

Type:SwitchParameter
Aliases:wi
Position:Named
Default value:False
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

Outputs

None by default; Microsoft.HyperV.PowerShell.VirtualMachine if -PassThru is specified.