Remove-VM
Remove-VM
Deletes a virtual machine.
Syntax
Parameter Set: Name
Remove-VM [-Name] <String[]> [-AsJob] [-ComputerName <String[]> ] [-Force] [-Passthru] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [ <CommonParameters>]
Parameter Set: VMObject
Remove-VM [-VM] <VirtualMachine[]> [-AsJob] [-Force] [-Passthru] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [ <CommonParameters>]
Detailed 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.
Parameters
-AsJob
Specifies that this cmdlet is to be run as a background job.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
false |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-ComputerName<String[]>
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.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
false |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
. |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-Force
Specifies that confirmation prompts are to be suppressed during deletion of the virtual machine.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
false |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-Name<String[]>
Specifies the name of the virtual machine to be deleted.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
true |
Position? |
1 |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
true (ByValue) |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
true |
-Passthru
Specifies that an object is to be passed through to the pipeline representing the virtual machine to be deleted.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
false |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-VM<VirtualMachine[]>
Specifies the virtual machine to be deleted.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
true |
Position? |
1 |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
true (ByValue) |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-Confirm
Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
Required? |
false |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
false |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-WhatIf
Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.
Required? |
false |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
false |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
<CommonParameters>
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -OutBuffer, and -OutVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=113216).
Inputs
The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.
Outputs
The output type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet emits.
- None by default; Microsoft.Virtualization.Powershell.VirtualMachine if –PassThru is specified.
Examples
Example 1
Removes virtual machine new 1.
PS C:\> Remove-VM “new 1”
Example 2
Removes virtual machine new 2, suppressing the confirmation prompt.
PS C:\> Remove-VM –Name “new 2” -Force
Example 3
Removes with no confirmation prompt all virtual machines having names starting with New.
PS C:\> Get-VM –Name New* | Remove-VM -Force