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A security setting for Windows PowerShell that enables you to determine which Windows PowerShell scripts (if any) will be allowed to run on your computer.

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Why is my locally-created script not allowed to run under the RemoteSigned execution policy?

Since this question continues to attract responses that are either refuted by the question body or don't address the actual problem, please read this simple summary of what you need to know: This is not a "Why won't my default installation of…
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Bypass vs Unrestricted execution policies

The documentation on the topic only provides this: Unrestricted. Loads all configuration files and runs all scripts. If you run an unsigned script that was downloaded from the Internet, you are prompted for permission before it runs. Bypass.…
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Execution policy prompt the first time powershell script runs after reboot

I have a PowerShell script I wish to use to automate something. I run it by right clicking on it and choosing "Run with PowerShell". I have run Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass in both 32- and 64-bit PowerShell, and verified it with…
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Why does PowerShell have an execution policy?

I understand sufficiently how the ExecutionPolicy works in PowerShell. Most of what I've seen and done is how to disable it. There's even a command-line flag to disable it (powershell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted ...). So my question is why, not…
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Why isn't the new execution policy set from PowerShell visible from C#?

I have used the following code to successfully get the execution policy: using (var powerShellInstance = PowerShell.Create()) { powerShellInstance.AddCommand("Get-ExecutionPolicy"); Collection obj =…
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Powershell Invoke-SQLCmd and SQLPS

Windows 7 workstation POSH 3.0 SS 2012 SP1 Abstract: Developer 1 cannot run Invoke-SQLCmd Developer 2 with similar SS Client tools installation can run Invoke-SQLCmd Developer 1 cannot run Import-Module SQLPS When I try to run a query from my…
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Run Only signed powershell scripts from c#

I have a windows service that downloads a script and then runs it. I've been trying to make my windows service more secure, making it accept only signed power-shell scripts. I have ran the Set-ExecutionPolicy AllSigned command on the server, and…
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Entity Framework PowerShell script cannot be loaded by Visual Studio because its operation is blocked by software restriction policies

When I load Package Manager Console within Visual Studio 2017 v15.9.6 in a project that uses Entity Framework I receive the following error: \packages\EntityFramework.6.2.0\tools\init.ps1 cannot be loaded because its operation is blocked by…
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Is setting ExecutionPolicy to Unrestricted for CurrentUser a security breach?

I have a couple of aliases I like to have in my PowerShell on my Windows 10. I want them to persist between sessions, so I have put them in a profile.ps1 file under C:\Users{username}\Documents\WindowsPowerShell. I am getting this annoying "cannot…
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Jenkins execute PowerShell scripts

I'm trying to run PowerShell scripts from Jenkins, but it seems to completely ignore the execution policy! This happens either by executing powershell.exe directly, or using the PowerShell plugin Additional information: Jenkins is running as a…
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Fill a range with random numbers and execution policy

We can fill a range [first, last) using std::mt19937 g; std::uniform_real_distribution<> u; std::generate(first, last, [&]() { return u(g); }); Theoretically, it would be more performant to execute std::generate with the execution policy…
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Run a PowerShell script from a cmd batch as admin

I have a PowerShell setup which I want to execute on a computer where perhaps the execution policy is restricted and requires admin rights. Ideally, I could wrap it in a cmd batch like follows: powershell -Command "Start-Process powershell -Verb…
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C# PowerShell Script not working with ExecutionPolicy

I´m trying to run a PowerShell script with C# on .netCore. I have tried many different solutions for now, but none of them seem to work. I just want to execute a PowerShell script and set ExecutionPolicies and Scope to make it work. But I always got…
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How to execute a powershell script using c# and setting execution policy?

I tried to combine two answers from stackoverflow (first & second) InitialSessionState iss = InitialSessionState.CreateDefault(); // Override ExecutionPolicy PropertyInfo execPolProp = iss.GetType().GetProperty(@"ExecutionPolicy"); if (execPolProp…
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ExecutionPolicy resets back to Undefined after closing window

I'm trying to solve a problem where I can't run local .ps1 scripts from the right-click menu without the Execution Policy Change warning appearing after every reboot. Steps to reproduce: Open elevated Powershell and run: Set-Executionpolicy…
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