Remove-WebAppPool

Remove-WebAppPool

Removes an application pool from IIS.

Syntax

Remove-WebAppPool [-Name] <String> [-WarningAction <ActionPreference>] [-WarningVariable <String>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

Removes an application pool from IIS.

Parameters

-Name <String>

The name of the application pool to remove.

Attributes

Name	Value
Required?	true
Accept wildcard characters?	false
Accept Pipeline Input?	true (ByPropertyName)
Position?	1

-WarningAction <ActionPreference>

Attributes

Name	Value
Required?	false
Accept wildcard characters?	false
Accept Pipeline Input?	false
Position?	named

-WarningVariable <String>

Attributes

Name	Value
Required?	false
Accept wildcard characters?	false
Accept Pipeline Input?	false
Position?	named

-WhatIf <SwitchParameter>

Describes what would happen if you executed the command without actually executing the command.

Attributes

Name	Value
Required?	false
Accept wildcard characters?	false
Accept Pipeline Input?	false
Position?	named

-Confirm <SwitchParameter>

Prompts for confirmation before executing the command.

Attributes

Name	Value
Required?	false
Accept wildcard characters?	false
Accept Pipeline Input?	false
Position?	named

-CommonParameter

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -OutBuffer, and -OutVariable. For more information, see About Common Parameter

Input and Return Types

The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet. The return type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet emits.

Input Type	.
Return Type	.

Notes

Examples

EXAMPLE 1: Removing an Application Pool

IIS:\>New-WebAppPool MyNewAppPool 
"Sleep for 5 seconds before AppPool gets removed"; Sleep 5 
Remove-WebAppPool MyNewAppPool

This example demonstrates how to create a new application pool, and then removes it after waiting 5 seconds.