---
title: "Stop-VBRWindowsGuestItemRestore"
description: "Stops Windows guest OS file restore session initiated with the Start-VBRWindowsGuestItemRestoreStarts restore of Microsoft Windows guest OS files and folders to the original or new location. cmdlet."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/stop-vbrwindowsguestitemrestore.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Data Recovery > Guest OS File Recovery > Stop-VBRWindowsGuestItemRestore"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# Stop-VBRWindowsGuestItemRestore

## Short Description
Stops Windows guest OS file restore session initiated with the [`Start-VBRWindowsGuestItemRestore`](start-vbrwindowsguestitemrestore.md) cmdlet.

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

## Syntax
```
Stop-VBRWindowsGuestItemRestore -ItemSession <VBRItemSession> [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
Stops Windows guest OS file restore session initiated with the [`Start-VBRWindowsGuestItemRestore`](start-vbrwindowsguestitemrestore.md) cmdlet.

## Parameters

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        <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">ItemSession</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the running Windows guest OS file restore session that you want to stop.</p><p>Accepts the <code>VBRItemSession</code> object. To get this object, run the <a href="start-vbrwindowsguestitemrestore.md"><code>Start-VBRWindowsGuestItemRestore</code></a> cmdlet with the <code>RunAsync</code> parameter set.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>VBRItemSession</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</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).

## Examples

::: example
### Stopping Restore Session for Windows VM Guest OS Files

This example shows how to stop a restore session for Windows VM guest OS files. During the session, files are restored to the specified folder.

```
$backup = Get-VBRBackup
$restorepoint = Get-VBRRestorePoint -Backup $backup -Name "Production VM"
$session = Start-VBRWindowsFileRestore -RestorePoint $restorepoint
$restoresession = Start-VBRWindowsGuestItemRestore -Path "C:\Files\" -FileRestore $session -RestorePolicy Keep -RunAsync
Stop-VBRWindowsGuestItemRestore -ItemSession $restoresession
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRBackup`](get-vbrbackup.md) cmdlet. Save the result to the `$backup` variable.
2. Run the [`Get-VBRRestorePoint`](get-vbrrestorepoint.md) cmdlet. Set the `$backup` variable as the `Backup` parameter value. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$restorepoint` variable.
3. Run the [`Start-VBRWindowsFileRestore`](start-vbrwindowsfilerestore.md) cmdlet. Set the `$restorepoint` variable as the `RestorePoint` parameter value. Save the result to the `$session` variable.
4. Run the [`Start-VBRWindowsGuestItemRestore`](start-vbrwindowsguestitemrestore.md) cmdlet. Save the result to the `$restoresession` variable. Specify the following settings:

   - Specify the `Path` parameter value.
   - Set the `$session` variable as the `FileRestore` parameter value.
   - Set the `Keep` option for the `RestorePolicy` parameter.
   - Provide the `RunAsync` parameter.

5. Run the `Stop-VBRWindowsGuestItemRestore` cmdlet. Set the `$restoresession` variable as the `ItemSession` parameter value.

:::