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@@ -129,6 +129,12 @@ Before you work on your project, activate the corresponding environment:
 Your shell prompt will change to show the name of the activated
 environment.
 
+PowerShell scripts such as the venv activation script are blocked by default in Windows.
+To fix this, run the Set-ExecutionPolicy command to set the policy to AllSigned or another policy that allows scripts.
+Learn more at `this Microsoft Learn page <powershell_>`_.
+
+.. _powershell: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.security/set-executionpolicy?view=powershell-7.5
+
 
 Install Flask
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