# Deleting a Virtual Machine Instance

This guide will cover Deleting a Virtual Machine Instance within Enseva Azure

Deleting a Virtual Machine Instance

1. **Navigate to the Tenant Portal**  
    Enseva Azure allows cloud administrators to quickly delete Windows and Linux virtual machine instances. All that is required is an Enseva Azure account and a valid subscription  
      
    The tenant portal can be accessed from a web browser by visiting this URL: [https://tenant.enseva.com](https://tenant.enseva.com)  
      
    Enter your user credentials and click the 'Submit' button  
      
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2. **Select a Virtual Machine**  
    On the left hand side of the page, ensure that 'Virtual Machines' has been selected. You will see a list of virtual machines that are currently setup on your account  
      
    In this tutorial we will be deleting the 'demo-vm' virtual machine  
      
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    Select the virtual machine you wish to delete, then select 'Dashboard'  
      
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3. **Stop the Virtual Machine**  
    Before a virtual machine can be deleted, it must be in a stopped state. To stop the virtual machine, click the 'Stop' button at the bottom of the page  
      
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4. **Delete the Virtual Machine**  
    Once the virtual machine has been stopped, it can now be deleted. To do so, click the 'Delete' button at the bottom of the page  
      
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5. **Confirm Removal**   
    Return to your virtual machine list to confirm removal  
      
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