Is it possible to delete a virtual machine by UUID

I'm trying to script for power down and remove a virtual machine by UUID, is it possible?

Hi skyjacker99,

This should work:

Get-VM | where {(Get-View $_.Id).config.uuid -eq ""} | Remove-VM

Kind regards

Markus

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