Install Google Fonts through Windows Powershell

install.ps1

#
#  Installs Google Fonts as system fonts using Windows Powershell
#  Created On 20 September 2021
#

# Execute: '$Font = "Open Sans"', (iwr https://git.io/JzcAW).Content | powershell -c -
# Execute locally: '$Font = "Open Sans"', (Get-Content ./install.ps1) | powershell -c -

# ensure that we're running as Administrator
if ('S-1-5-32-544' -notin [System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent().Groups) {
    Write-Output "Please run as administrator."
    Exit
}

# get my Twitter username's absolute URL
$TwitterRedirect = Invoke-WebRequest -UseBasicParsing -Method Get -Uri "https://vas.cx/twitter"
if ($null -ne $TwitterRedirect.BaseResponse.ResponseUri) {
    # This is for Powershell 5
    $TwitterURL = $TwitterRedirect.BaseResponse.ResponseUri.AbsoluteUri
}
elseif ($null -ne $TwitterRedirect.BaseResponse.RequestMessage.RequestUri) {
    # This is for Powershell core
    $TwitterURL = $TwitterRedirect.BaseResponse.RequestMessage.RequestUri.AbsoluteUri
}
$TwitterUsername = $TwitterURL.substring(20)

# variables we'll be using
$URL = "https://fonts.google.com/download?family=$Font"
$ArchiveDest = "$env:TEMP\vsnthdev_google_font_installer"

# create the temp folder
mkdir "$ArchiveDest" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Out-Null

# download the font archive from Google
$global:ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'
Invoke-WebRequest -UseBasicParsing -Uri "$URL" -OutFile "$ArchiveDest\font.zip" | Out-Null

# extract the downloaded archive
Expand-Archive -Path "$ArchiveDest\font.zip" -DestinationPath "$ArchiveDest" -Force

# grab all the font files in the fonts folder
$Fonts = Get-ChildItem -Path $ArchiveDest -Include ('*.fon', '*.otf', '*.ttc', '*.ttf') -Recurse

# loop through each font and install it
foreach ($Font in $Fonts) {
    try {
        Copy-Item $Font "C:\Windows\Fonts"
        New-ItemProperty -Name $Font.BaseName -Path "HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Fonts" -PropertyType string -Value $Font.name -Force | Out-Null
    }
    catch {
        Write-Output "Failed to install ""${FontFamily}"""
        Write-Output "Ensure that:"
        Write-Output "    1. Font exists on Google Fonts."
        Write-Output "    1. The font is already installed."
        Write-Output "    1. Powershell is running as an administrator."
        Write-Output ""
        Write-Output "If it still doesn't work, shoot me a tweet @$TwitterUsername"
        Write-Output ""
        Exit
    }
}

# delete the fonts folder
Remove-Item -Path "$ArchiveDest" -Recurse -Force | Out-Null

# tell the user
Write-Output "Installed ""${Font}"""
Write-Output "Follow me on $TwitterURL"