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Remove-DAClient

Removes one or more client computer security groups (SGs) from the DirectAccess (DA) deployment, removes one or more DA client Group Policy Objects (GPOs) from domains, removes one or more SGs of down-level clients (down-level clients can connect only to the specified site) from the DA deployment in a multi-site deployment, and removes one or more down-level DA client GPOs from domains in a multi-site deployment.

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Last verified: 2026-10-26

Microsoft RemoteAccess reference: Removes one or more client computer security groups (SGs) from the DirectAccess (DA) deployment, removes one or more DA client Group Policy Objects (GPOs) from domains, removes one or more SGs of down-level clients (down-level clients can connect only to the specified site) from the DA deployment in a multi-site deployment, and removes one or more down-level DA client GPOs from domains in a multi-site deployment. 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-DAClient [-ComputerName <String>] [-PassThru] [-SecurityGroupNameList <String[]>]
 [-DomainName <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-DAClient. 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 in which client GPOs need to be removed. A domain is specified in the DOMAIN format.
-DownlevelDomainName: Specifies the list of domains in which client GPOs need to be removed. A domain is specified in the DOMAIN format.
-DownlevelSecurityGroupNameList: Specifies the names of one or more down-level client SGs that are part of the DA deployment which need to be removed. This parameter is specified in DOMAIN\SG_NAME format. These down-level clients can connect only to the site specified in the *EntryPointName* parameter.
-EntrypointName: Specifies the identity of a site in a multi-site deployment from which down-level clients are removed (these clients can only connect to the specified site). If this parameter is not specified, then the site to which the computer on which the cmdlet is run is used (the *ComputerName* parameter may or may not be specified). If both this parameter and the *ComputerName* parameter are specified and the computer name does not belong to the site represented by the entry point name then this parameter takes precedence and the authentication type is configured for it.
-PassThru: Returns an object representing the item with which you are working. By default, this cmdlet does not generate any output.
-SecurityGroupNameList: Specifies a list of client SGs that are part of the DA deployment which need to be removed. The name of the SG is 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 an SG from DA deployment

Remove-DAClient -SecurityGroupNameList "corp.contoso.com\DirectAccessMobileClients"

This command removes the DirectAccessMobileClients SG from the DA deployment. The use of the cmdlet to restrict users and laptops in DirectAccessMobileClients SG from accessing the corporate resources of our Contoso firm is demonstrated here. 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-DAClient.md

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

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