In this PowerShell tutorial, we will discuss how to fix the file is not digitally signed PowerShell script error.
You can follow the solution to fix error cannot be loaded. the file is not digitally signed PowerShell.
Recently, I was trying to execute a PowerShell script using Windows PowerShell ISE.
But I got an error as cannot be loaded. the file is not digitally signed PowerShell.
the file is not digitally signed powershell script
I was getting the error in Windows 10 laptop.
You will receive this error when you will run a PowerShell script that is not signed with a trusted publisher.
In the system, there will be a execution policy, By default, the PowerShell execution policy is set to Allsigned.
You can see the PowerShell execution policy by executing the below command.
Get-ExecutionPolicy
To fix error, you need to run the below PowerShell command.
Set-ExecutionPolicy unrestricted
Once you execute the command, it will ask you to confirm, click on Y like below:
Once you execute the above command, now you will be able to execute the PowerShell script.
Import-module cannot be loaded because running scripts is disabled on this system
Sometimes you may get the error like below:
Import-Module : File C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\Az.Accounts\1.9.0\Az.Accounts.psm1 cannot be loaded because running scripts is disabled on
this system. For more information, see about_Execution_Policies at https:/go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=135170.
The error looks like below:
To fix cannot be loaded because running scripts is disabled on this system. for more information error, run the below command:
Set-ExecutionPolicy unrestricted
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I hope this tutorial helps to fix error the file is not digitally signed powershell script. Also, how to fix error cannot be loaded because running scripts is disabled on this system. for more information in import-module in PowerShell.
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