---
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`

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.

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