# Powershell Update: Preventing script execution from web content

**URL:** <https://community.icinga.com/t/powershell-update-preventing-script-execution-from-web-content/15302>\
**Category:** Icinga for Windows\
**Created:** [December 12, 2025, 7:19am UTC](https://community.icinga.com/t/powershell-update-preventing-script-execution-from-web-content/15302 "2025-12-12T07:19:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![bcogel](https://community.icinga.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bcogel](https://community.icinga.com/u/bcogel)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2025, 7:19am UTC](https://community.icinga.com/t/powershell-update-preventing-script-execution-from-web-content/15302/1 "2025-12-12T07:19:45Z")

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Hello,

a colleague informed me that there is a change in the handling of webrequests in windows powershell 5.1:

> **[PowerShell 5.1: Preventing script execution from web content - Microsoft Support](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/powershell-5-1-preventing-script-execution-from-web-content-7cb95559-655e-43fd-a8bd-ceef2406b705)**

> **[PowerShell 5.1: Verhindern der Skriptausführung über Webinhalte -...](https://support.microsoft.com/de-de/topic/powershell-5-1-verhindern-der-skriptausf%C3%BChrung-%C3%BCber-webinhalte-7cb95559-655e-43fd-a8bd-ceef2406b705)**

I don’t know if this affects the IfW installation.

Regards,

Berthold Cogel

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**Author:** ![Al2Klimov](https://community.icinga.com/user_avatar/community.icinga.com/al2klimov/32/959_2.png) [@Al2Klimov](https://community.icinga.com/u/Al2Klimov)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2026, 1:34pm UTC](https://community.icinga.com/t/powershell-update-preventing-script-execution-from-web-content/15302/2 "2026-01-07T13:34:07Z")

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> [@bcogel](#):
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> I don’t know if this affects the IfW installation.

I just successfully installed IfW as usual on WS 2022 with PS 5.1.20348.558.