How it works...
Execution policies are nothing but conditions that are set on the system to avoid accidental script runs. They work at different scopes.
There are three scopes in PowerShell, as we have already stated. The LocalSystem scope is at the end of the chain. Right above it is the CurrentUser scope. At the top is the Process scope. The level of precedence is Process > CurrentUser > LocalMachine. Therefore, if any policy other than Undefined is set at the Process scope, the session will use the policy that's currently set on the process. In case it is Undefined, it will look for the policy set on the CurrrentUser scope. If CurrentUser has the policy marked as Undefined as well, the session will apply the policy that was applied at ...
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