PowerShell says "execution of scripts is disabled on this system."

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PowerShell says "execution of scripts is disabled on this system."

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If you're using [Windows Server 2008](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Server_2008) R2 then there is an *x64* and *x86* version of PowerShell both of which have to have their execution policies set. Did you set the execution policy on both hosts?

As an *Administrator*, you can set the execution policy by typing this into your PowerShell window:

`Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned

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For more information, see *[Using the Set-ExecutionPolicy Cmdlet](https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.security/set-executionpolicy)*.

When you are done, you can set the policy back to its default value with:

`Set-ExecutionPolicy Restricted

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You may see an error:

`Access to the registry key
'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PowerShell\1\ShellIds\Microsoft.PowerShell' is denied.
To change the execution policy for the default (LocalMachine) scope,
start Windows PowerShell with the "Run as administrator" option.
To change the execution policy for the current user,
run "Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope CurrentUser".

```

So you may need to run the command like this (as seen in comments):

`Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope CurrentUser

```