---
title: "Remove-VBOLicensedUser"
description: "This cmdlet removes licenses from Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 users."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbo365/powershell/remove-vbolicenseduser.html"
breadcrumb: "PowerShell Reference > Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 PowerShell Reference > Licenses > Remove-VBOLicensedUser"
dateModified: "2026-08-21"
---

# Remove-VBOLicensedUser

## Short Description
Removes licenses from Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 users.

::: important

You must remove user data from the backup repository before removing a license from Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 users. Run the [`Remove-VBOEntityData`](remove-vboentitydata.md) cmdlet to remove the user data.

:::

## Syntax
```
Remove-VBOLicensedUser [-User] <VBOLicensedUser> [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet removes licenses from Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 users.

## Parameters

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      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Parameter</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Description</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Type</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Required</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Position</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Accept Pipeline Input</p>
        </th>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">User</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies a licensed user. The cmdlet will remove license from this user.</p><p>Accepts the <a href="vbolicenseduser.md"><code>VBOLicensedUser</code></a> object.</p><p>To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbolicenseduser.md"><code>Get-VBOLicensedUser</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vbolicenseduser.md"><code>VBOLicensedUser</code></a></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>0</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True (ByValue)</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>

`<CommonParameters>`

This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see the [About Common Parameters](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=113216) section of Microsoft Learn.

## Examples

::: example
### Removing Licensed Users from Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 Server

This example shows how to remove a license from the `John Smith` licensed user from the `Columbus` organization.

```
$org = Get-VBOOrganization -Name "Columbus"
$licensedUser = Get-VBOLicensedUser -Organization $org -Name "John Smith"
Remove-VBOLicensedUser -User $licensedUser
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBOOrganization`](get-vboorganization.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$org` variable.
2. Run the [`Get-VBOLicensedUser`](get-vbolicenseduser.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Organization` and `Name` parameters value. Save the result to the `$licensedUser` variable.
3. Run the `Remove-VBOLicensedUser` cmdlet. Set the `$licensedUser` variable as the `User` parameter value.

:::

## Related Commands

- [`Get-VBOOrganization`](get-vboorganization.md)
- [`Get-VBOLicensedUser`](get-vbolicenseduser.md)