Angular Powershell ng.ps1 cannot be loaded and not digitally signed

Today in this article on issue resolution, we will see how to fix the common issue like ng.ps1 cannot be loaded and not digitally signed.

We will cover below aspects,

Issue Description

Angular commands like ng new or ng serve produce PowerShell commands error as below,

ng : File C:\Users\test\AppData\Roaming\npm\ng.ps1 cannot be loaded. The file C:\Users\test\AppData\Roaming\npm\ng.ps1 is not digitally signed. You cannot run this script on the current system. For more information about running scripts and
setting execution policy, see about_Execution_Policies at https:/go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=135170.
At line:1 char:1

Resolution

This issue means your machine is preventing you from running script files.

Implementation of these policies occurs on Windows platforms including Windows client or Windows Server machines.

The PowerShell execution policies are as follows,

• AllSigned

• Bypass

• Default

• RemoteSigned

• Restricted

• Undefined

• Unrestricted

Steps to resolve the issue

To change the PowerShell execution policy on your Windows computer, use the below command

Step1: Get-ExecutionPolicy for your Machine

 Get-ExecutionPolicy -List

Step 2: Set Execution Policy

Once your identity scope and execution policy, please run the below commands using the same.

Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope CurrentUser

Finally, you shall be all set to run your script (without restarting the PowerShell).

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Happy Coding !!

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