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Might be the use-case for Chocolatey or something like that, if more than just youtube-dl is going to be used in console.

(Dunno which package managers are alright in Windows.)

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Chocolatey is the way to go. Once you have it installed, it's just `choco install youtube-dl` and `choco install ffmpeg`.

This is how you get Chocolatey: https://chocolatey.org/install.

Chocolatey also bypasses all the dark parterns of download websites which is a big plus for a non technical user. I wish Microsoft would take it over and integrate it in windows by default.

You're describing the Windows Store.

Except the windows store was the toll protected, limited privilege applications, had to be developed for windows store, rather than a way to download and deploy any msi for major existing software.

I like https://scoop.sh/

    scoop install youtube-dl

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