Syntax error How to confirm before stopping the process in PowerShell?

How to confirm before stopping the process in PowerShell?

To get the consent from the user before stopping process or instance, -confirm parameter is used.

Example

In the below example, we will stop notepad.exe process with –Id 4900 using –Confirm parameter.

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Stop-Process -Id 4900 -Confirm
Confirm
Are you sure you want to perform this action?
Performing the operation "Stop-Process" on target "notepad (4900)".
[Y] Yes [A] Yes to All [N] No [L] No to All [S] Suspend [?] Help (default is "Y"):

Similarly, you can use the –Confirm parameter for stopping the process with Name.

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Stop-Process -Name Notepad -Confirm
Updated on: 2020-01-22T12:29:14+05:30

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