---
title: "Deletes an virtual machine."
method: DELETE
path: "/{resourceUri}/providers/Microsoft.ScVmm/virtualMachineInstances/default"
tags: ["VirtualMachineInstances"]
---

# Deletes an virtual machine.

`DELETE /{resourceUri}/providers/Microsoft.ScVmm/virtualMachineInstances/default`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://management.azure.com`
- URL: `https://management.azure.com/{resourceUri}/providers/Microsoft.ScVmm/virtualMachineInstances/default`
- Auth: OAuth 2
  - Implicit: `https://login.microsoftonline.com/common/oauth2/authorize`
  - Scopes: `user_impersonation`

The operation to delete a virtual machine instance.

## Path parameters

- `resourceUri` string, required

## Query parameters

- `force` 'true' | 'false'
- `deleteFromHost` 'true' | 'false'

## Parameters

- `../../../../../common-types/resource-management/v5/types.json#/components/parameters/ApiVersionParameter` (unresolved $ref)

## Response `202`

Resource deletion accepted.

## Other responses

- `204`: Resource does not exist.
- `default`: An unexpected error response.

## Changes

- **2026-07-13** (2020-06-05-preview) `e31264ae6b38`: 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation
- **2026-07-13** (2020-06-05-preview) `d6b94b29323c`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/azure/apis/scvmm-microsoft-scvmm/changes/:resourceUri/providers/Microsoft.ScVmm/virtualMachineInstances/default/delete.md)

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