Policy overview

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ClassComputer
CategoryWindows Components > Windows PowerShell
Supported onAt least Microsoft Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 family

Supported OS tags: Windows7, WindowsServer2008

This policy setting lets you configure the script execution policy, controlling which scripts are allowed to run. If you enable this policy setting, the scripts selected in the drop-down list are allowed to run. The "Allow only signed scripts" policy setting allows scripts to execute only if they are signed by a trusted publisher. The "Allow local scripts and remote signed scripts" policy setting allows any local scrips to run; scripts that originate from the Internet must be signed by a trusted publisher. The "Allow all scripts" policy setting allows all scripts to run. If you disable this policy setting, no scripts are allowed to run. Note: This policy setting exists under both "Computer Configuration" and "User Configuration" in the Local Group Policy Editor. The "Computer Configuration" has precedence over "User Configuration." If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, it reverts to a per-machine preference setting; the default if that is not configured is "No scripts allowed."

Internal name
EnableScripts
Policy ID
4a280265c5fc
Elements
1

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

Registry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled value
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\EnableScriptsREG_DWORD
1
0

Policy elements

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ElementTypeRegistry mappingConstraints & behavior
Execution Policy
ID ExecutionPolicy
enum
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\ExecutionPolicy
Type REG_SZ
Options: Allow only signed scripts (AllSigned), Allow local scripts and remote signed scripts (RemoteSigned), Allow all scripts (Unrestricted)

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