Deactivate a Cloud Flow | Steps to Accomplish the Task

Deactivate a Cloud Flow

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You need to deactivate a cloud flow.

What steps should you take to accomplish this task?

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To deactivate a flow, you need to select the My Flows section (Number 1) in Power Automate or Power Apps.

Then, from a list of the flows, select the flow you need to deactivate (Number 2)

Now you can click on three horizontal dots in a top bar or on three vertical dots for selected flow (Number 3)

After that, from a popup menu, select Turn off (Number 4)

The flow will be deactivated (or turned off), and its execution will be stopped.

The icon of the deactivated flow will be changed to the disabled status (Number 5)

If you need to activate the flow, please repeat the same steps, only select the Turn on this time.

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For more information about activation and deactivation of the Power Automate flows, please visit the below URL:

To deactivate a cloud flow in Power Automate, you can follow these steps:

  1. Go to the Power Automate homepage and sign in to your account.
  2. Navigate to the My flows section by selecting it from the left-hand menu.
  3. Find the flow you want to deactivate and click on it to select it.
  4. Once you have selected the flow, click on the menu bar at the top of the page, and select the Deactivate option.
  5. You will be prompted to confirm the deactivation. Click on the Deactivate button to proceed.
  6. After deactivating the flow, you will be able to see the status of the flow change from Active to Deactivated.

Alternatively, you can also deactivate a cloud flow by following these steps:

  1. Go to the Power Platform admin center and select your environment from the list of environments.
  2. Click on the My Flows section from the left-hand menu.
  3. Find the flow you want to deactivate and select it.
  4. Once you have selected the flow, click on the More commands button on the menu bar and select the Turn off option.
  5. You will be prompted to confirm the deactivation. Click on the Turn off button to proceed.
  6. After deactivating the flow, you will be able to see the status of the flow change from Active to Deactivated.

In both cases, deactivating a flow will stop it from running and it will no longer be triggered by any events or conditions.