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Install a list of fonts automatically in Windows
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Installs the provided fonts.
.DESCRIPTION
Installs all the provided fonts by default. The FontName
parameter can be used to pick a subset of fonts to install.
.EXAMPLE
C:\PS> ./install_fonts.ps1
Installs all the fonts located in the Git repository.
.EXAMPLE
C:\PS> ./install_fonts.ps1 furamono-, hack-*
Installs all the FuraMono and Hack fonts.
.EXAMPLE
C:\PS> ./install_fonts.ps1 d* -WhatIf
Shows which fonts would be installed without actually installing the fonts.
Remove the "-WhatIf" to install the fonts.
#>
[CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess)]
param(
# Specifies the font name to install. Default value will install all fonts.
[Parameter(Position=0)]
[string[]]
$FontName = '*'
)
$fontFiles = New-Object 'System.Collections.Generic.List[System.IO.FileInfo]'
foreach ($aFontName in $FontName) {
Get-ChildItem $PSScriptRoot -Filter "${aFontName}.ttf" -Recurse | Foreach-Object {$fontFiles.Add($_)}
Get-ChildItem $PSScriptRoot -Filter "${aFontName}.otf" -Recurse | Foreach-Object {$fontFiles.Add($_)}
}
$fonts = $null
foreach ($fontFile in $fontFiles) {
if ($PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess($fontFile.Name, "Install Font")) {
if (!$fonts) {
$shellApp = New-Object -ComObject shell.application
$fonts = $shellApp.NameSpace(0x14)
}
$fonts.CopyHere($fontFile.FullName)
}
}
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robe007 commented Nov 30, 2020

The Default Execution Policy is set to restricted, you can see it by running Get-ExecutionPolicy:

Get-ExecutionPolicy

Run Set-ExecutionPolicy like this to switch to the unrestricted mode:

Set-ExecutionPolicy unrestricted

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