# Python Virtual Env - VS Code - .venv Terminal  "Activate.ps1 cannot be loaded"

 This is caused by execution policy of PowerShell.

We can fix it by adding "-ExecutionPolicy Bypass" in settings.json.

Ctrl + Shift + P > type **settings.json** > Add the below lines

```javascript
<span class="hljs-string" data-keep-original-tag="false">"terminal.integrated.profiles.windows"</span>: {
  <span class="hljs-string" data-keep-original-tag="false">"PowerShell"</span>: {
    <span class="hljs-string" data-keep-original-tag="false">"source"</span>: <span class="hljs-string" data-keep-original-tag="false">"PowerShell"</span>,
    <span class="hljs-string" data-keep-original-tag="false">"icon"</span>: <span class="hljs-string" data-keep-original-tag="false">"terminal-powershell"</span>,
    <span class="hljs-string" data-keep-original-tag="false">"args"</span>: [<span class="hljs-string" data-keep-original-tag="false">"-ExecutionPolicy"</span>, <span class="hljs-string" data-keep-original-tag="false">"Bypass"</span>]
  }
},
<span class="hljs-string" data-keep-original-tag="false">"terminal.integrated.defaultProfile.windows"</span>: <span class="hljs-string" data-keep-original-tag="false">"PowerShell"</span>,
```

Restart VS Code

```
<a data-original-attrs="{"data-original-href":"Source","target":"_blank"}" href="https://www.blogger.com/" rel="nofollow"><code class="hljs language-javascript">https://stackoverflow.com/questions/56199111/visual-studio-code-cmd-error-cannot-be-loaded-because-running-scripts-is-disabl/67420296#67420296 </code></a>
```