In PowerCLI you can set the scope of the settings to enhance security and personalize the configuration. What to read next Configuring the Scope of the PowerCLI SettingsScoped configuration enhances system security and prevents nonadministrator users from introducing global changes to the configuration of PowerCLI. Priority of Settings Scopes in PowerCLIPowerCLI loads the program configuration based on the scope that you select for each setting. PowerCLI Configuration FilesThe copies of the PowerCLI_settings.xml file on your system contain User and AllUsers settings for PowerCLI. Parent topic: Configuring VMware PowerCLI