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Remove-VpnConnection

Removes specified VPN connection profiles.

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Last verified: 2026-10-26

Microsoft VpnClient reference: Removes specified VPN connection profiles. 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-VpnConnection [-Name] <String[]> [-Force] [-PassThru] [-AllUserConnection] [-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-VpnConnection. Modifying administrative cmdlets may require elevation or delegated administration. This catalog does not assert that ordinary users can execute the command.

Supported environments

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

Parameters

-AllUserConnection: Indicates that the VPN connection is removed from the global phone book.
-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.
-Confirm: Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
-Force: Forces the removal of the VPN profile from the phone book.
-Name (required): Specifies the name of the VPN connection profile.
-PassThru: Returns an object representing the item with which you are working. By default, this cmdlet does not generate any output.
-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 VpnClient 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 a single VPN connection

Remove-VpnConnection -Name "Test1" -Force -PassThru

This command removes the VPN connection named Test1. The *Force* parameter suppresses warnings and non-terminating errors. By specifying the *PassThru* parameter, you can see the configuration of the VPN connection object. 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/VpnClient/Remove-VpnConnection.md

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

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