Unlock-ProvVM

Last published : Oct 31, 2026
Unlocks a virtual machine.

Syntax

Unlock-ProvVM
      -ProvisioningSchemeName <String>
      [-VMID] <String[]>
      [-LoggingId <Guid>]
      [-SkipCertificateValidation]
      [<CitrixCommonParameters>]
      [<CommonParameters>]
Unlock-ProvVM
      -ProvisioningSchemeUid <Guid>
      [-VMID] <String[]>
      [-LoggingId <Guid>]
      [-SkipCertificateValidation]
      [<CitrixCommonParameters>]
      [<CommonParameters>]

Description

Provides the ability to unlock a virtual machine.

Examples

EXAMPLE 1

Unlocks the VM with the Id 'bc79802c-ba6e-8de8-99e9-4c35d7ad24b4' in the provisioning scheme 'MyScheme'.
Unlock-ProvVM -provisioningSchemeName MyScheme -VMId  bc79802c-ba6e-8de8-99e9-4c35d7ad24b4

EXAMPLE 2

Unlocks all the VMs in the provisioning scheme 'MyScheme'.
Get-ProvVM -provisioningSchemeName MyScheme | Unlock-ProvVM

EXAMPLE 3

Unlocks all the VMs that are currently locked.
Get-ProvVM -Locked $True | Unlock-ProvVM

Parameters

-ProvisioningSchemeName

The name of the provisioning scheme.
Type: String
Position: Named
Default value: None
Required: True
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters: True

-ProvisioningSchemeUid

The unique identifier of the provisioning scheme.
Type: Guid
Position: Named
Default value: None
Required: True
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: True

-VMID

The virtual machine Id in the hypervisor.
Type: String[]
Position: 2
Default value: None
Required: True
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters: False

-LoggingId

Specifies the identifier of the high-level operation this cmdlet call forms a part of. Citrix Studio and Director typically create high-level operations. PowerShell scripts can also wrap a series of cmdlet calls in a high-level operation by way of the Start-LogHighLevelOperation and Stop-LogHighLevelOperation cmdlets.
Type: Guid
Position: Named
Default value: None
Required: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-SkipCertificateValidation

Forces the cmdlet to skip checking SSL certificates. By default, the cmdlet will check the certificate from the server. If the certificate is not valid, the cmdlet will not connect to the server.
Type: SwitchParameter
Position: Named
Default value: None
Required: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
Introduced in: Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktop 7 2511

CitrixCommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common Citrix parameters: -AdminAddress, -AdminClientIP, -BearerToken, -TraceParent, -TraceState and -VirtualSiteId. For more information, see about_CitrixCommonParameters.

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

Inputs

Citrix.MachineCreation.Sdk.ProvisionedVirtualMachine

You can pipe an object containing parameters called 'VMId' and 'ProvisioningSchemeName' to Unlock-ProvVM.

Outputs

None

By default, this cmdlet returns no output.

Notes

In the case of failure, the following errors can result.
Error Codes
ProvisioningSchemeNotFound
The specified provisioning scheme could not be located.
ProvisioningSchemeNotReady
The specified provisioning scheme is not in Ready state.
VMDoesNotExist
The specified VM cannot be located.
VMAlreadyUnLocked
The VM is already unlocked.
VMDoesNotExistForProvisioningScheme
The specified VM does exist in the hypervisor, but is not part of the specified provisioning scheme.
DatabaseError
An error occurred in the service while attempting a database operation.
DatabaseNotConfigured
The operation could not be completed because the database for the service is not configured.
ServiceStatusInvalidDb
An error occurred in the service while attempting a database operation - communication with the database failed for
for various reasons.
CommunicationError
An error occurred while communicating with the service.
PermissionDenied
The user does not have administrative rights to perform this operation.
ConfigurationLoggingError
The operation could not be performed because of a configuration logging error
ExceptionThrown
An unexpected error occurred. For more details, see the Windows event logs on the controller being used or Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops logs.