# How to Cancel Automations in MESA

If you're looking to stop tasks in the "Ready" state, all related to a single workflow, turn the workflow responsible for those tasks to "off".

This won't immediately cancel all of those tasks, _but_ those tasks will be instantly canceled as soon as MESA processes them because MESA does not run disabled workflows.

## Additional Resources
For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.getmesa.com/llms.txt). This page is also available as [Markdown](https://docs.getmesa.com/frequently-asked-questions/how-do-i-cancel-automations-that-are-already-in-progress.md).

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