Can not install Visual Studio - Powershell blocked/disabled

Question

I'm a new to Visual Studio, and I'm trying to install the new Visual Studio 2026.

I am a local admin on my laptop, but I get the error below when installing. So it seems that PowerShell has been blocked by the System Administrator. If I try run Powershell from the command prompt, I also get

"This app has been blocked by your system administrator. Contact your system administrator for more info."

Unfortunately, it's unlikely I'll get it unblocked. So I just want to confirm, that without PowerShell, I'll be unable to install Visual Studio? Or is there any workaround?

Many thanks!

Answer 1

You need powershell to install it, domain gpo's are above local admin privileges so still get applied.

You might have more luck with Visual Studio Code , the free version..