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Remove-CimSession

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Module:
CimCmdlets

Removes one or more CIM sessions.

Syntax

Remove-CimSession
      [-CimSession] <CimSession[]>
      [-WhatIf]
      [-Confirm]
      [<CommonParameters>]
Remove-CimSession
      [-ComputerName] <String[]>
      [-WhatIf]
      [-Confirm]
      [<CommonParameters>]
Remove-CimSession
      [-Id] <UInt32[]>
      [-WhatIf]
      [-Confirm]
      [<CommonParameters>]
Remove-CimSession
      -InstanceId <Guid[]>
      [-WhatIf]
      [-Confirm]
      [<CommonParameters>]
Remove-CimSession
      -Name <String[]>
      [-WhatIf]
      [-Confirm]
      [<CommonParameters>]

Description

This cmdlet is only available on the Windows platform.

The Remove-CimSession cmdlet removes one or more CIM session objects from the local PowerShell session.

Examples

Example 1: Remove all the CIM sessions

This example retrieves all the available CIM sessions on the local computer using the Get-CimSession cmdlet, and then removes them using the Remove-CimSession.

Get-CimSession | Remove-CimSession

Example 2: Remove a specific CIM session

This example removes the CIM session that has an Id value of 5.

Remove-CimSession -Id 5

Example 3: Show the list of CIM sessions to remove by using the WhatIf parameter

This example uses the common parameter WhatIf to specify that the removal should not be done, but only output what would happen if it were done.

Remove-CimSession -Name a* -WhatIf

Parameters

-CimSession

Specifies the session objects of the CIM sessions to close.

Enter a variable that contains the CIM session, or a command that creates or gets the CIM session, such as the New-CimSession or Get-CimSession cmdlets. For more information, see about_CimSessions.

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

-ComputerName

Specifies an array of names of computers. Removes the sessions that connect to the specified computers. You can specify a fully qualified domain name (FQDN) or a NetBIOS name.

Type:String[]
Aliases:CN, ServerName
Position:0
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:True

-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

-Id

Specifies the ID of the CIM session to remove. Specify one or more IDs separated by commas, or use the range operator (..) to specify a range of IDs. An Id is an integer that uniquely identifies the CIM session in the current PowerShell session.

For more information about the range operator, see about_Operators.

Type:UInt32[]
Position:0
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

-InstanceId

Specifies the instance ID of the CIM session to remove. InstanceId is a Globally Unique Identifier (GUID) that uniquely identifies a CIM session. The InstanceId is unique, even when you have multiple sessions running in PowerShell.

The InstanceId is stored in the InstanceId property of the object that represents a CIM session.

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

-Name

Specifies the friendly name of the CIM session to remove. You can use wildcard characters with this parameter.

Type:String[]
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:True

-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

Inputs

None

You can't pipe objects to this cmdlet.

Outputs

Object

This cmdlet returns an object that contains CIM session information.

Notes

PowerShell includes the following aliases for Remove-CimSession:

  • Windows:
    • rcms

This cmdlet is only available on Windows platforms.