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Change policy so local activation scripts can run.

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Section: Activate and deactivate

Allow local PowerShell activation scripts

powershell
powershell
Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope CurrentUser RemoteSigned
Explanation

A common fix when PowerShell refuses to run `Activate.ps1`.

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