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Stops event and packet capture for a network event session.
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Microsoft NetEventPacketCapture reference: Stops event and packet capture for a network event session. 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.
Stop-NetEventSession [-Name] <String[]> [-CimSession <CimSession[]>] [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>] [-AsJob]
[-PassThru] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]Use an account with the target resource permissions documented for Stop-NetEventSession. Modifying administrative cmdlets may require elevation or delegated administration. This catalog does not assert that ordinary users can execute the command.
Windows / NetEventPacketCapture · Windows Server 2025 documentation; feature/module prerequisites apply
-AsJob-CimSession-Confirm-InputObject (required)-Name (required)-PassThru-ThrottleLimit-WhatIfWindows with the NetEventPacketCapture module and the Windows feature or management tools that provide it. Confirm target connectivity and version compatibility using the linked Microsoft reference.
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.
Stop-NetEventSession -Name "Session38"This example creates a session, adds a provider to it, and then starts and stops the session. The first command creates a session named Session38 by using the New-NetEventSession cmdlet. The second command adds a provider to the session by using the Add-NetEventProvider cmdlet. A session must have a provider in order to log events. The third command starts the session named Session38 by using the Start-NetEventSession cmdlet. The fourth command stops the session named Session38. Source: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; transcript prompt/output removed. This example was not executed.
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