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How to fix PowerShell script error: "The script is not digitally signed. You cannot run this script on the current system."

Every now and then, when I attempt to run a PowerShell script, I encounter the following error. This error prevents me from running the scripts necessary for tasks such as setting up a local development environment.

PowerShell script error

.\node-environment-setup.ps1 : File
D:\git\repos\ProjectName\Website\ProjectName.Shared.Frontend\build_utilities\node-environment-setup.ps1 cannot be loaded. The
file D:\git\repos\ProjectName\Website\ProjectName.Shared.Frontend\build_utilities\node-environment-setup.ps1 is not digitally
signed. You cannot run this script on the current system. For more information about running scripts and setting
execution policy, see about_Execution_Policies at https:/go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=135170.
At line:1 char:1
+ .\node-environment-setup.ps1
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : SecurityError: (:) [], PSSecurityException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : UnauthorizedAccess

A quick fix: Updating the ExecutionPolicy of the Process Scope

Below are the four steps to fix this error:
  1. Run Windows PowerShell as an Administrator.
  2. Run your PowerShell script and see the error mentioned above.
  3. Run Get-ExecutionPolicy -List command to display the execution policies for each scope in the order of precedence. See that Process scope's ExecutionPolicy is set to Undefined.
  4. Run Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope Process -ExecutionPolicy Bypass command to update the ExecutionPolicy of Process scope to Bypass. Type A to select the "Yes to All" option.
  5. Run Get-ExecutionPolicy -List command again to check that the Process scope's ExecutionPolicy is set to Bypass.
  6. Run your PowerShell script again, you shouldn't see the same error message again.
  7. Once you're done with running your script, set the Process scope's ExecutionPolicy to back to Undefined again by running this command: Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope Process -ExecutionPolicy Undefined


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