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# Disable Egress on VPCs/VNets

> Disable Egress on VPCs and VNets

Disabling egress removes all Aviatrix control of the VPC/VNet egress traffic.

On the Security > Egress > Protected VPC/VNets tab, you can disable egress for
VPC/VNets that are:

* Onboarded but not yet monitored (Unprotected status)
* Monitored but not yet protected (Partially Protected status)
* Protected (Protected status)

The following occurs when you disable egress for VPC/VNets:

* SNAT is disabled
* Default route is reset
* The VPC/VNet is removed from the Monitored/Protected Rules and SmartGroups
* The status of the VPC/VNet reverts to its original status as per what is
  listed under Egress Traffic Protection.

<Note>
  The gateways in the VPC/VNets continue to run until you [offboard them under
  Cloud
  Assets](/docs/cloud/platform-administration/onboard-offboard/vpc-vnet-offboard).
</Note>

To disable egress for a VPC/VNet:

1. Click the vertical ellipsis <img src="https://mintcdn.com/aviatrix-14b37c43/Edj7hoOEnFtUHgGn/docs/cloud/images/threedot.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=Edj7hoOEnFtUHgGn&q=85&s=3a3ab4208305fbec7a6b980b7587419b" alt="threedot" width="44" height="66" data-path="docs/cloud/images/threedot.png" /> icon next
   to the VPC/VNet from which you want to remove egress.
2. Click *Disable Egress*.

## Related Topics

* [Unprotect and Monitor VPC/VNet](/docs/cloud/security/egress-nat/egress-unprotect-vpc-vnet)
* Include VPC/VNet in Egress Security Score
* Exclude VPC/VNet from Egress Security Score


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