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JAEN

.ps1

High risk

PowerShell script

A PowerShell script. Used for Windows administration, server operations, and DevOps pipelines.

MIME types

  • application/powershell
  • text/plain

Category

executable

What opens this file

  • PowerShell
  • PowerShell ISE
  • VS Code + PowerShell extension

How to open by OS

Windows

  • PowerShell 5.1 ships with Windows; PowerShell 7 installs separately.

Mac

  • PowerShell Core 7 (Rosetta for Apple Silicon until native build).

Linux

  • PowerShell Core 7 packages.

Ios

  • Cannot run.

Android

  • Cannot run.

Safety notes

  • PowerShell talks directly to the OS API and is a favourite of malware campaigns. Don't casually relax policy to run unknown scripts.
  • Combine Constrained Language Mode with JEA to narrow privileges for production hosts.

Common mistakes

  • Habitually using -ExecutionPolicy Bypass disables signature verification and typically violates organisational policy.
  • Confusing .ps1 scripts with .psm1 modules — the import path differs.

Related extensions

References