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ExecutionPolicy issue preventing access to Package Manager Console in VS


It turned out I had some pending updates for NuGet Package Manager and PowerShell Addon for VS. Once I installed those and restarted my PC. All was good!


I installed this hotfix (I use VS 2013 and Windows 8.1) and it fixed this exact problem for me (make sure to get the correct version for your IDE):

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