[Cypress] Error while trying to open cypress "cypress.ps1 cannot be loaded because running scripts is disabled on this system"

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node_modules.bin\cypress open command is throwing the below error:

\node_modules\.bin\cypress.ps1 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
+ node_modules\.bin\cypress open
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : SecurityError: (:) [], PSSecurityException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : UnauthorizedAccess

1 Answer

3 years ago by

Try setting the execution policy as below. Below worked for me to solve the above issue

Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope CurrentUser -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted
3 years ago by Meera