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# Stop-PSUTerminalInstance

## SYNOPSIS

Stops a running terminal instance.

## SYNTAX

```
Stop-PSUTerminalInstance -TerminalInstance <TerminalInstance> [-ComputerName <String>] [-AppToken <String>]
 [-Credential <PSCredential>] [-UseDefaultCredentials] [-Integrated] [-TrustCertificate] [-Cookies]
 [<CommonParameters>]
```

## DESCRIPTION

Stops a running terminal instance. You can retrieve terminal instances by using Get-PSUTerminalInstance.

## EXAMPLES

### Example 1

```powershell
PS C:\> $Terminal = Get-PSUTerminal | Where-Object Name -eq 'Terminal1'
PS C:\> Start-PSUTerminalInstance -Terminal $Terminal 
PS C:\> Get-PSUTerminalInstance | Stop-PSUTerminalInstance
```

Starts a new terminal instance and then stops it.

## PARAMETERS

### -AppToken

An App Token for authenticating against the PowerShell Universal server.

```yaml
Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
```

### -ComputerName

The name or URL of the PowerShell Universal server.

```yaml
Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: Uri

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
```

### -Integrated

Not Supported

```yaml
Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
```

### -TerminalInstance

The terminal instance to stop. Use Get-PSUTerminalInstance to return running instances.

```yaml
Type: TerminalInstance
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: False
```

### -UseDefaultCredentials

Use Windows Authentication.

```yaml
Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
```

### -Credential

Credentials to login to the PowerShell Universal Management API.

```yaml
Type: PSCredential
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
```

### -TrustCertificate

Whether the cmdlet should ignore certificate issues.

```yaml
Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
```

### -Cookies

Reuses and persists authentication cookies for the current PowerShell session.

```yaml
Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
```

### CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutBuffer, -OutVariable, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, -WarningVariable, and -ProgressAction. For more information, see [about\_CommonParameters](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).

## INPUTS

### PowerShellUniversal.TerminalInstance

## OUTPUTS

### System.Object

## NOTES

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