Enable PowerShell to Run locally

PS C:\Users\Sibanda\MyScripts> Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned

Execution Policy Change
The execution policy helps protect you from scripts that you do not trust. Changing the execution policy might expose
you to the security risks described in the about_Execution_Policies help topic. Do you want to change the execution
policy?
[Y] Yes [N] No [S] Suspend [?] Help (default is “Y”): Y
Set-ExecutionPolicy : Access to the registry key ‘HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PowerShell\1\ShellIds\Microsoft
.PowerShell’ is denied.
At line:1 char:20
+ Set-ExecutionPolicy <<<< RemoteSigned
    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [Set-ExecutionPolicy], UnauthorizedAccessException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : System.UnauthorizedAccessException,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.SetExecutionPolicyComma
   nd

PS C:\Users\Sibanda\MyScripts>

Solution to the above error message.

You need to click start – Go to Powershell – [Right Click and Select Run AS Administrator.]

Now when you try to ” Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned ” all will work without errors.

PS C:\Windows\system32> Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned

NB: This action enables the powershell scripts to run locally on your Laptop.