Getting the Default Execution Policy In PowerShell

Notes on how to set the Default Execution Policy in PowerShell.

Overview

My notes for obtaining the Execution Policy for PowerShell.

Get The Execution Policy

Not a whole lot is needed for this command. It’s main purpose is to check the configuration of the execution policy. The Get-ExecutionPolicy Cmdlet will provide the current status of the execution policy.

Get-ExecutionPolicy

Below is the output as an example.

RemoteSigned

If review of the execution policy for the different scopes is required. The -List flag can be used. This will list the ExecutionPolicy set for the various policy scopes for review.

Get-ExecutionPolicy -List

The possible output as an example. This machine doesn’t have a whole lot configured. So it should be using the default ExecutionPolicy.

        Scope ExecutionPolicy
        ----- ---------------
MachinePolicy       Undefined
   UserPolicy       Undefined
      Process       Undefined
  CurrentUser       Undefined
 LocalMachine    	Undefined

Resources

Helpful resources that helped with this article.

• Get-ExecutionPolicy Documentation