License error in free version and Set-ExecutionPolicy PowerShell command

[geoffreymcgill]

We have had a report of an ERROR message being thrown after a Windows 10 (and possible PowerShell) update.

ERROR: This release of Retype has expired. Please update to the latest release. A Retype license is required to continue using this release.

For some reason after the OS (or PowerShell) update, PowerShell prevents the retype.ps1 powershell script from being executed and the retype command does not run. Commands such as retype --version fail to execute.

We are investigating a possible fix or work-around that can be applied directly to the retypeapp app, although running the following command within PowerShell and then updating to the latest release of Retype does appear to get everything working again:

Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned

Updates will be shared here as more information becomes available.

Hope this helps.