Turn on Script Execution: registry value EnableScripts and 1 moreComputerHKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell
- Policy ID
- EnableScripts
- Scope
- Computer Configuration, User Configuration
- Supported on
- At least Microsoft Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 family
- Source
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
- Category
- Windows Components › Windows PowerShell
Registry
EnableScripts
REG_DWORDComputerUser…\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShellHKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell Current key
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell
- Enabled value
- 1
- Disabled value
- 0
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ComputerMachine-wide setting
.reg
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell] ; Options (use only one) ; Enabled "EnableScripts"=dword:00000001 ; Disabled "EnableScripts"=dword:00000000
CMD
:: Options (use only one) :: Enabled reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell" /v "EnableScripts" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f :: Disabled reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell" /v "EnableScripts" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
PowerShell
# Common: create the key New-Item -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell' -Force | Out-Null # Options (use only one) # Enabled New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell' -Name 'EnableScripts' -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force | Out-Null # Disabled New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell' -Name 'EnableScripts' -PropertyType DWord -Value 0 -Force | Out-Null
UserPer-account setting
.reg
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell] ; Options (use only one) ; Enabled "EnableScripts"=dword:00000001 ; Disabled "EnableScripts"=dword:00000000
CMD
:: Options (use only one) :: Enabled reg add "HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell" /v "EnableScripts" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f :: Disabled reg add "HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell" /v "EnableScripts" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
PowerShell
# Common: create the key New-Item -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell' -Force | Out-Null # Options (use only one) # Enabled New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell' -Name 'EnableScripts' -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force | Out-Null # Disabled New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell' -Name 'EnableScripts' -PropertyType DWord -Value 0 -Force | Out-Null
ExecutionPolicy
REG_SZComputerUser…\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShellHKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell Current key
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell
- Enabled value
- Depends on the option value
- Element
- Execution Policy
| Item | Stored value |
|---|---|
| Allow only signed scripts | AllSigned |
| Allow local scripts and remote signed scripts | RemoteSigned |
| Allow all scripts | Unrestricted |
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ComputerMachine-wide setting
.reg
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell] ; Options (use only one) ; Allow only signed scripts "ExecutionPolicy"="AllSigned" ; Allow local scripts and remote signed scripts "ExecutionPolicy"="RemoteSigned" ; Allow all scripts "ExecutionPolicy"="Unrestricted"
CMD
:: Options (use only one) :: Allow only signed scripts reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell" /v "ExecutionPolicy" /t REG_SZ /d "AllSigned" /f :: Allow local scripts and remote signed scripts reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell" /v "ExecutionPolicy" /t REG_SZ /d "RemoteSigned" /f :: Allow all scripts reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell" /v "ExecutionPolicy" /t REG_SZ /d "Unrestricted" /f
PowerShell
# Common: create the key New-Item -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell' -Force | Out-Null # Options (use only one) # Allow only signed scripts New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell' -Name 'ExecutionPolicy' -PropertyType String -Value 'AllSigned' -Force | Out-Null # Allow local scripts and remote signed scripts New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell' -Name 'ExecutionPolicy' -PropertyType String -Value 'RemoteSigned' -Force | Out-Null # Allow all scripts New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell' -Name 'ExecutionPolicy' -PropertyType String -Value 'Unrestricted' -Force | Out-Null
UserPer-account setting
.reg
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell] ; Options (use only one) ; Allow only signed scripts "ExecutionPolicy"="AllSigned" ; Allow local scripts and remote signed scripts "ExecutionPolicy"="RemoteSigned" ; Allow all scripts "ExecutionPolicy"="Unrestricted"
CMD
:: Options (use only one) :: Allow only signed scripts reg add "HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell" /v "ExecutionPolicy" /t REG_SZ /d "AllSigned" /f :: Allow local scripts and remote signed scripts reg add "HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell" /v "ExecutionPolicy" /t REG_SZ /d "RemoteSigned" /f :: Allow all scripts reg add "HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell" /v "ExecutionPolicy" /t REG_SZ /d "Unrestricted" /f
PowerShell
# Common: create the key New-Item -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell' -Force | Out-Null # Options (use only one) # Allow only signed scripts New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell' -Name 'ExecutionPolicy' -PropertyType String -Value 'AllSigned' -Force | Out-Null # Allow local scripts and remote signed scripts New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell' -Name 'ExecutionPolicy' -PropertyType String -Value 'RemoteSigned' -Force | Out-Null # Allow all scripts New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell' -Name 'ExecutionPolicy' -PropertyType String -Value 'Unrestricted' -Force | Out-Null