Get-ExecutionPolicy
Use Get-ExecutionPolicy to report the effective execution policy, or the policy set at each scope with -List.
Documentation: Microsoft Learn — Get-ExecutionPolicy
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Get-ExecutionPolicy [[-Scope] <executionpolicyscope>] [-List] [<CommonParameters>]- Stage 1Get-ExecutionPolicy
-Scope -List
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Get-ExecutionPolicy -List
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Scope ExecutionPolicy ----- --------------- MachinePolicy Undefined UserPolicy Undefined Process Undefined CurrentUser RemoteSigned LocalMachine RemoteSigned
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RemoteSigned
Get-ExecutionPolicy -Scope Process
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RemoteSigned
Parameters
Parameter definitions:
-Scope-List
Practical use and troubleshooting
Practical scenario: Use Get-ExecutionPolicy when you need to report the effective execution policy, or the policy set at each scope with -List. Start with one identified target and inspect the returned values before extending the operation to a list. Keep the identity in your report so you can trace each result back to the object or path that produced it.
Common error and fix: A policy differing from a recent setting can be imposed by Group Policy. Inspect -List to see every scope and identify precedence before changing another setting. In an unattended script, capture this failure with its original error record and record which target failed. An empty result and an unsuccessful query must remain distinguishable in the final report.
See also: Set-ExecutionPolicy. Get-ExecutionPolicy inspects execution-policy scopes; Set-ExecutionPolicy changes a selected scope. Policy precedence can override a lower-scope setting and policy is not a security boundary. Read the linked command before substituting it; similar names do not imply identical inputs or output.
Recap
Get-ExecutionPolicy Use Get-ExecutionPolicy to report the effective execution policy, or the policy set at each scope with -List.
Next: Set-ExecutionPolicy