This is the built-in help made by Microsoft for the command 'Stop-DscConfiguration', in PowerShell version 4 - as retrieved from
Windows version 'Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise' PowerShell help files on 2016-06-21.
For PowerShell version 3 and up, where you have Update-Help, this command was run just before creating the web pages from the help files.
Stops a configuration job that is currently running.
Stop-DscConfiguration [-CimSession [<CimSession[]>]] [-Force] [-ThrottleLimit [<Int32>]] [<CommonParameters>]
The Stop-DscConfiguration cmdlet stops a configuration job that is currently running. Specify which computers this cmdlet applies to by using Common Information Model (CIM) sessions.
If there is no configuration job running, this cmdlet returns a warning message.
This cmdlet is available only as part of the November 2014 update rollup for Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 (http://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3000850)
from the Microsoft Support library. Before you use this cmdlet, review the information in What's New in Windows PowerShell (http://technet.microsoft.com/library/hh857339.aspx) in the
TechNet library.
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Windows PowerShell Desired State Configuration Overview
Get-DscConfiguration
Restore-DscConfiguration
Start-DscConfiguration
Test-DscConfiguration
Update-DscConfiguration
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Example 1: Stop a configuration job
PS C:\>$Session = New-CimSession -ComputerName "Server01" -Credential ACCOUNTS\PattiFuller
PS C:\> Stop-DscConfiguration -CimSession $Session
The first command creates a CIM session by using the New-CimSession cmdlet, and then stores the CimSession object in the $Session variable. The command prompts you for a password.
For more information, type Get-Help New-CimSession.
The second command stops a currently running configuration job on the computer identified by the CimSession object stored in $Session.