Question

I wrote a simple batch file as a PowerShell script, and I am getting errors when they run.

It’s in a scripts directory in my path. This is the error I get:

Cannot be loaded because the execution of scripts is disabled on this system. Please see ‘get-help about-signing’.

I looked in the help, but it’s less than helpful.

Answer 1

It could be PowerShell’s default security level, which (IIRC) will only run signed scripts.

Try typing this:

set-executionpolicy remotesigned 

That will tell PowerShell to allow local (that is, on a local drive) unsigned scripts to run.

Then try executing your script again.