What does PowerShell's execution policy control?

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  1. Which monitors PowerShell can use
  2. When PowerShell loads configuration files and runs scripts
  3. How fast the shell can type

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References

  1. About Execution Policies, Microsoft Learn learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_execution_policies Checked 2026-10-10.
  2. About Execution Policies, Microsoft Learn learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_execution_policies Checked 2026-10-10.
  3. About Execution Policies, Microsoft Learn learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_execution_policies Checked 2026-10-10.

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