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Posted by Mat Clark
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Mat Clark
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Error message trying to activate scripts

When typing in the .\env\Scripts\activate to activate, I get an error message saying:

cannot be loaded because running scripts is disabled on this system. For more information, see about_Execution_Policies at https:/go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=135170. At line:1 char:1

  • .\env\Scripts\activate

Anybody else had this issue? I am also using vscode.

1 Answer

Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
Treehouse Teacher

Hi there, Mat Clark! The problem resides in the execution policies granted to PowerShell to run scripts. You should either visit the link provided in the error message to adjust the execution policies (assuming that you have an admin account on that computer), or you could try running it using cmd.exe instead. In either case, I would recommend launching the shell in an "elevated" state, which you can do by right-clicking and choosing "Run as Administrator".

Hope this helps! :sparkles: