---
title: "Disable-VBRTapeProtection"
description: "This cmdlet disables protection that was previously enabled for tapes. You can disable protection of tapes that are both online or offline. When you disable protection, the tape retention period returns to media pool settings."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/disable-vbrtapeprotection.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Tape Devices > Managing Tapes > Disable-VBRTapeProtection"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# Disable-VBRTapeProtection

## Short Description
Disables protection set for tapes.

**Product Edition**: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License

## Syntax
```
Disable-VBRTapeProtection -Medium <VBRTapeMedium[]> [-PassThru] [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet disables protection that was previously enabled for tapes.

You can disable protection of tapes that are both online or offline. When you disable protection, the tape retention period returns to media pool settings.

## Parameters

<table style="width:100%;" class="Blue_Table">
      <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">Medium</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the array of protected tapes. The cmdlet will disable protection for these tapes.</p><p>Accepts the <a href="vbrtapemedium.md"><code>VBRTapeMedium</code></a> object, GUID or string type. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrtapemedium.md"><code>Get-VBRTapeMedium</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vbrtapemedium.md"><code>VBRTapeMedium[]</code></a></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">PassThru</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the command returns the output object to the Windows PowerShell console.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>SwitchParameter</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>

`<CommonParameters>`

This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see [ Microsoft Docs](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_commonparameters?view=powershell-7).

## Output Object
[`VBRTapeMedium[]`](vbrtapemedium.md)

## Examples

::: example
### Turning off Tape Protection

This example shows how to turn off protections for the tapes named `00140009` and `00140010`.

```
$tape = Get-VBRTapeMedium -Name "00140009","00140010"
Disable-VBRTapeProtection -Medium $tape
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRTapeMedium`](get-vbrtapemedium.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$tape` variable.
2. Run the `Disable-VBRTapeProtection` cmdlet. Set `$tape` variable as the `Medium` parameter value.

:::

## Related Commands

[`Get-VBRTapeMedium`](get-vbrtapemedium.md)