Remove-Module [-FullyQualifiedName*] <ModuleSpecification[]> [-Confirm] [-Force] [-WhatIf] [<CommonParameters>]
Remove-Module [-ModuleInfo*] <PSModuleInfo[]> [-Confirm] [-Force] [-WhatIf] [<CommonParameters>]
Remove-Module [-Name*] <String[]> [-Confirm] [-Force] [-WhatIf] [<CommonParameters>]
The Remove-Module cmdlet removes the members of a module, such as cmdlets and functions, from the current session.
If the module includes an assembly (.dll), all members that are implemented by the assembly are removed, but the assembly is not unloaded.
This cmdlet does not uninstall the module or delete it from the computer. It affects only the current Windows PowerShell session.
-Confirm [<SwitchParameter>]
Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
-Force [<SwitchParameter>]
Indicates that this cmdlet removes read-only modules. By default, Remove-Module removes only read-write modules.
The ReadOnly and ReadWrite values are stored in AccessMode property of a module.
-FullyQualifiedName <ModuleSpecification[]>
Specifies the fully qualified names of modules to remove.
-ModuleInfo <PSModuleInfo[]>
Specifies the module objects to remove. Enter a variable that contains a module object ( PSModuleInfo ) or a command that gets a module object, such as a Get-Module command. You can also pipe module objects to Remove-Module .
-Name <String[]>
Specifies the names of modules to remove. Wildcard characters are permitted. You can also pipe name strings to Remove-Module .
-WhatIf [<SwitchParameter>]
Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.
<CommonParameters>
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug,ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable,OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.
PS C:\> Remove-Module -Name "BitsTransfer"
This command removes the BitsTransfer module from the current session.
PS C:\> Get-Module | Remove-Module
This command removes all modules from the current session.
PS C:\> "FileTransfer", "PSDiagnostics" | Remove-Module -Verbose
VERBOSE: Performing operation "Remove-Module" on Target "filetransfer (Path: 'C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules\filetransfer\filetransfer.psd1')". VERBOSE: Performing operation "Remove-Module" on Target "Microsoft.BackgroundIntelligentTransfer.Management (Path: 'C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\Microsoft.BackgroundIntelligentTransfer.Management\1.0.0.0__31bf3856ad364e35\Microsof
t.BackgroundIntelligentTransfe
r.Management.dll')".
VERBOSE: Performing operation "Remove-Module" on Target "psdiagnostics (Path: 'C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules\psdiagnostics\psdiagnostics.psd1')". VERBOSE: Removing imported function 'Start-Trace'. VERBOSE: Removing imported function 'Stop-Trace'. VERBOSE: Removing imported function 'Enable-WSManTrace'. VERBOSE: Removing imported function 'Disable-WSManTrace'. VERBOSE: Removing imported function 'Enable-PSWSManCombinedTrace'. VERBOSE: Removing imported function 'Disable-PSWSManCombinedTrace'. VERBOSE: Removing imported function 'Set-LogProperties'. VERBOSE: Removing imported function 'Get-LogProperties'. VERBOSE: Removing imported function 'Enable-PSTrace'. VERBOSE: Removing imported function 'Disable-PSTrace'. VERBOSE: Performing operation "Remove-Module" on Target "PSDiagnostics (Path: 'C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules\psdiagnostics\PSDiagnostics.psm1')".
This command removes the BitsTransfer and PSDiagnostics modules from the current session.
The command uses a pipeline operator (|) to send the module names to Remove-Module . It uses the Verbose common parameter to get detailed information about the members that are removed.
The Verbose messages show the items that are removed. The messages differ because the BitsTransfer module includes an assembly that implements its cmdlets and a nested module with its own assembly. The PSDiagnostics module includes a module script file (.psm1) that exports functions.
PS C:\> $a = Get-Module BitsTransfer
PS C:\> Remove-Module -ModuleInfo $a
This command uses the ModuleInfo parameter to remove the BitsTransfer module.
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