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Update installation instructions for Windows PowerShell
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Expand Up @@ -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


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