VideoTools Chocolatey Installation Guide

Overview

Chocolatey provides the most reliable "no-touch" Windows setup with system-wide package management and automatic dependency resolution.

Quick Install (One Command)

# Install Chocolatey + VideoTools dependencies
Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol -bor 3072; iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://community.chocolatey.org/install.ps1')); choco install golang ffmpeg git python -y

Automated Script

Save as scripts\windows\install-choco.ps1:

param([switch]$Force)

function Write-Header {
    param([string]$Title)
    $line = "════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════"
    Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor Cyan
    Write-Host "  $Title" -ForegroundColor Cyan
    Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor Cyan
    Write-Host ""
}

Write-Header "VideoTools Chocolatey Installation"

# Check admin
$isAdmin = ([Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal] [Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole]::Administrator)
if (-not $isAdmin) {
    Write-Host "[ERROR] This script requires Administrator privileges." -ForegroundColor Red
    Write-Host "Please run PowerShell as Administrator and retry." -ForegroundColor Yellow
    exit 1
}

# Install Chocolatey if missing
if (-not (Get-Command choco -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)) {
    Write-Host "[INFO] Installing Chocolatey..." -ForegroundColor Cyan
    Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force
    [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol -bor 3072
    iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://community.chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))
    refreshenv
}

# Install packages
$packages = @(
    "golang",
    "ffmpeg", 
    "git",
    "python"
)

Write-Host "[INFO] Installing VideoTools dependencies..." -ForegroundColor Cyan
foreach ($pkg in $packages) {
    $installed = choco list --exact $pkg --local-only
    if ($installed -match $pkg -and -not $Force) {
        Write-Host "[SKIP] $pkg already installed" -ForegroundColor Yellow
    } else {
        Write-Host "[INSTALL] $pkg" -ForegroundColor Green
        choco install $pkg -y --accept-license
    }
}

Write-Host "[SUCCESS] VideoTools dependencies installed!" -ForegroundColor Green
Write-Host "[INFO] Run: .\scripts\windows\build.bat to build VideoTools" -ForegroundColor Cyan

Benefits vs MSYS2

Feature	Chocolatey	MSYS2
Network reliability	Excellent	Connection issues
System integration	Native PATH	Isolated toolchain
Maintenance	Auto updates	Manual pacman
Windows support	Built-in	Unix emulation
Setup complexity	1 command	Multi-step

Migration Path

1. Keep existing install script for backward compatibility
2. Add Chocolatey as primary method
3. Gradually deprecate MSYS2 approach
4. Update docs to recommend Chocolatey

This gives you the cleanest, most reliable Windows setup with minimal user interaction required.