Changing the execution policy

Published on: 2nd Nov 2019

Updated on: 16th Jan 2022

Explanation

By default, running any PowerShell script file has been forbidden and the following error will appear on the screen:

File D:\temp5\test.ps1 cannot be loaded because running scripts is disabled on this system. For

more information, see about_Execution_Policies at https:/go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=135170. + CategoryInfo : SecurityError: ( : ) [], ParentContainsErrorRecordException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : UnauthorizedAccess

To view the current settings, run the following command:

Get-ExecutionPolicy -List

To be able to execute .ps1 file using Powershell console or ISE, run the following command:

Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned

To learn more about RemoteSigned, visit the following page:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.security/set-executionpolicy?view=powershell-6

On the other hand, to execute the commands in a .ps1 file from any C# program, then, you don't need this.

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Author

Lau Hon Wan, software developer.