Following is the error received while trying to set python-venv or npm-init in visual-studio-code.

cannot be loaded because running scripts is disabled on this system. For more information, see about_Execution_Policies at xxx. Category-Info: Security-Error: (:) [], PS-Security-Exception Fully-Qualified-Error-Id : Unauthorised Access

Following is the error received while trying to set python-venv or npm-init in visual-studio-code.

cannot be loaded because running scripts is disabled on this system. For more information, see about_Execution_Policies at xxx. Category-Info: Security-Error: (:) [], PS-Security-Exception Fully-Qualified-Error-Id : Unauthorised Access

• visual-studio-code
• python-venv
• npm-init

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This is because the user your running the script as has a undefined ExecutionPolicy

Open your powershell and write this command.

Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope CurrentUser -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted

Also take reference from cannot be loaded because running scripts is disabled on this system. For more information, see about_Execution_Policies at