Default Security

After PowerShell has been installed, it is very secure out of the box. Here are two of the default security features:

Image PowerShell cannot run any scripts. If you attempt to double-click on any .ps1 script, it simply opens the contents in Notepad.

Image PowerShell cannot be accessed remotely.

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