Learn how to add Unblock a File to Windows right-click context menu. Use a PowerShell 3.0 commandlet, add an entry to the Registry and you are all set!

PowerShell offers a built-in command — Unblock-File — to change the unblock status of PowerShell script files that were downloaded from the Internet, but it works on all kinds of files.

As you can see, converting a PowerShell script into an EXE file is a simple process. Even so, there are a couple of things that you need to know before you try this out on your own.

To do this, use the Unblock-File command in PowerShell, followed by the path to the PowerShell script we just created. For example: Unblock-File "C:\Users\joaoc\Documents\RunWindowsUpdate.ps1" ...

Whatever version of Windows you’re using, you’ll probably want to try this right away, as you want to use a privileged PowerShell command to let you run PowerShell script files. I describe ...

Right-click the script file and choose Run With PowerShell to run it (or copy it to the target Windows machine you wish to run it on). You will see the Windows PowerShell screen ( Figure D ). Figure D ...

Search for Windows PowerShell ISE, right-click the top result, and select the Run as administrator option. Click the File menu. Select the New option to create a new empty ".ps1" file.