Whenever you start PowerCLI, you see:
File C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\Scripts\Initialize-PowerCLIEnvironment.ps1 cannot be loaded because the execution of scripts is disabled on this system. Please see "get-help about_signing" for more details.
At line:1 char:2
+ . <<<< "C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\Script
s\Initialize-PowerCLIEnvironment.ps1"
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [], PSSecurityException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : RuntimeException
PS C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI> |
To permanently allow the execution of scripts, Right-click on PowerCLI > Run as Administrator:
PS C:\> Get-ExecutionPolicy Restricted PS C:\> 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 PS C:\> Get-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned |
You are a life saver! Thanks for this.
If that doesn’t work (it didn’t for me), try typing this after you get the error:
Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Force
Thanks! It didn’t work for me either until I followed your additional step.
Thank you
Thank you, my friend! It saved my life, trying to work more than 7 months and I could have done a lot more if it were not for this annoying mistake!
Great!