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How to stop a long running cmdlet in PowerShell

Writer Olivia Zamora

Let's say I run this cmdelt :

C:\> Get-EventLog Application

This cmdlet takes forever showing events and never stops, is there a certain command or something I can type to stop it and return to my C:\> ?

2 Answers

This depends on the environment you are working in.

Ctrl + C works in the PowerShell console and ISE. I use the PowerGUI script editor and to achieve the same I use Shift + F5.

Hit Ctrl + C to break the cmdlet in process, returning you to the C: prompt.

Ctrl + C
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