FFMpeg-Install.ps1

19 Sep 2025

Description
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- Detailed Description
- Usage
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Description

Purpose

Install FFmpeg quickly on Windows devices that use the UserAdminModule toolkit.

Detailed Description

FFMpeg-Install validates that the current PowerShell session is running with administrative privileges before handing off to Chocolatey to install FFmpeg. The function ensures that installation is attempted only when elevated and relies on Chocolatey to deliver the latest FFmpeg package along with its required binaries.

Usage

Example 1

FFMpeg-Install

Run the function from an elevated PowerShell session to install FFmpeg via Chocolatey. The function exits with an error if elevation is missing so the installation never proceeds without administrator rights.

Notes

Requires Chocolatey to be available on the target machine.
Must be run from an elevated PowerShell session. Non-administrative sessions receive a clear error message and the install command does not run.
Installs the FFmpeg toolset so that additional media functions in the module can call ffmpeg and ffprobe.

Script

#Requires -PSEdition Core

<#
    .DESCRIPTION
        Installs FFMpeg using Chocolatey. Requires admin privileges.
#>
function FFMpeg-Install {
    # test if admin
    if (-Not ([Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal] [Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole] "Administrator")) {
        Write-Error "You must run this script as an administrator."

        return
    }

    choco install ffmpeg -y
}

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