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Remove-DAAppServer

Removes the specified list of application server security groups (SGs) from the DirectAccess (DA) deployment, removes the specified application servers from the specified DA application server SG,and removes the application server Group Policy Objects (GPOs) in the specified domains.

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Microsoft RemoteAccess reference: Removes the specified list of application server security groups (SGs) from the DirectAccess (DA) deployment, removes the specified application servers from the specified DA application server SG,and removes the application server Group Policy Objects (GPOs) in the specified domains. The syntax and selected example below are adapted from the pinned Windows Server 2025 reference. Module availability, target configuration and delegated permissions determine whether it can run in your environment. Documentation and parameter text: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; formatting adapted by Cmdlet World. No execution testing is claimed.

Remove-DAAppServer [-ComputerName <String>] [-PassThru] [-DomainName <String[]>]
 [-SecurityGroupNameList <String[]>] [-CimSession <CimSession[]>] [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>] [-AsJob] [-WhatIf]
 [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

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Required permissions

Use an account with the target resource permissions documented for Remove-DAAppServer. Modifying administrative cmdlets may require elevation or delegated administration. This catalog does not assert that ordinary users can execute the command.

Supported environments

Windows / RemoteAccess · Windows Server 2025 documentation; feature/module prerequisites apply

Parameters

-AsJob: Runs the cmdlet as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete.
-CimSession: Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a New-CimSession or Get-CimSession cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.
-ComputerName: Specifies the IPv4 or IPv6 address, or host name, of the computer on which the Remote Access server computer specific tasks should be run.
-Confirm: Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
-DomainName: Specifies the list of domains from which application server GPOs need to be removed. A domain is specified in the DOMAIN format.
-Name (required): Specifies the list of application servers that have to be deleted from the DA deployment. The servers are specified by using the host names and are deleted from the SG specified by the SecurityGroupName parameter. The servers cannot be specified by their IPv4 or IPv6 addresses.
-PassThru: Returns an object representing the item with which you are working. By default, this cmdlet does not generate any output.
-SecurityGroupName (required): Specifies the name of a SG that is already part of the DA deployment from which the specified list of app servers should be deleted. Specified in DOMAIN\SG_NAME format.
-SecurityGroupNameList: Specifies the list of application server SGs that are to be deleted from the DA deployment. Each SG is specified in DOMAIN\SG_NAME format.
-ThrottleLimit: Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.
-WhatIf: Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.

Prerequisites

Windows with the RemoteAccess module and the Windows feature or management tools that provide it. Confirm target connectivity and version compatibility using the linked Microsoft reference.

Security considerations

This cmdlet changes system state. Review every target and parameter in the official reference, test outside production, and prepare an appropriate backup or rollback. Do not execute the example automatically.

Examples

EXAMPLE 1

Remove-DAAppServer -SecurityGroupNameList daAppServerGrp

This example deletes the daAppServerGrp SG from all GPOs. In current setup, daAppServerGrp was the only SG present, therefore the application server GPO (such as corp.contoso.com\DirectAccess Application Server Settings) is also removed automatically. Source: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; transcript prompt/output removed. This example was not executed.

Sources

https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/windows-powershell-docs/blob/b7645dd8c687139b28e845119da30ec670526507/docset/winserver2025-ps/RemoteAccess/Remove-DAAppServer.md

https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/remoteaccess/remove-daappserver?view=windowsserver2025-ps

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