diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index bf2fe72..33573f9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ jobs:
           - platform: "windows-latest"
             args: "--features cuda"
             features: "cuda"
+          - platform: "windows-latest"
+            args: ""
+            features: "none"
 
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
     steps:
@@ -61,6 +64,14 @@ jobs:
         with:
           workspaces: "./src-tauri -> target"
 
+      - name: Setup ffmpeg
+        if: matrix.platform == 'windows-latest'
+        working-directory: ./
+        shell: pwsh
+        # running script ffmpeg_setup.ps1 to install ffmpeg on windows.
+        # This script is located in the root of the repository.
+        run: ./ffmpeg_setup.ps1
+
       - name: install frontend dependencies
         # If you don't have `beforeBuildCommand` configured you may want to build your frontend here too.
         run: yarn install # change this to npm or pnpm depending on which one you use.
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c9355b8..455c466 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ dist-ssr
 *.njsproj
 *.sln
 *.sw?
+*.zip
+
+src-tauri/*.exe
 
 # test files
 src-tauri/tests/audio/*.srt
diff --git a/ffmpeg_setup.ps1 b/ffmpeg_setup.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..50c997d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ffmpeg_setup.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# download ffmpeg from https://www.gyan.dev/ffmpeg/builds/ffmpeg-release-essentials.zip
+$ffmpegUrl = "https://www.gyan.dev/ffmpeg/builds/ffmpeg-release-essentials.zip"
+$ffmpegPath = "ffmpeg-release-essentials.zip"
+# download the file if it doesn't exist
+if (-not (Test-Path $ffmpegPath)) {
+    Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $ffmpegUrl -OutFile $ffmpegPath
+}
+# extract the 7z file
+Add-Type -AssemblyName System.IO.Compression.FileSystem
+$extractPath = "ffmpeg"
+# check if the directory exists, if not create it
+if (-not (Test-Path $extractPath)) {
+    New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $extractPath
+}
+
+[System.IO.Compression.ZipFile]::ExtractToDirectory($ffmpegPath, $extractPath)
+
+# move the bin directory to the src-tauri directory
+# ffmpeg/ffmpeg-*-essentials_build/bin to src-tauri
+$ffmpegDir = Get-ChildItem -Path $extractPath -Directory | Where-Object { $_.Name -match "ffmpeg-.*-essentials_build" }
+if ($ffmpegDir) {
+    $binPath = Join-Path $ffmpegDir.FullName "bin"
+} else {
+    Write-Host "No ffmpeg directory found in the extracted files."
+    exit 1
+}
+
+$destPath = Join-Path $PSScriptRoot "src-tauri"
+Copy-Item -Path "$binPath/*" -Destination $destPath -Recurse
+
+# remove the extracted directory
+Remove-Item $extractPath -Recurse -Force
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/main.rs b/src-tauri/src/main.rs
index d0ab1ed..ecf09cb 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/main.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/main.rs
@@ -331,8 +331,8 @@ fn setup_invoke_handlers(builder: tauri::Builder<tauri::Wry>) -> tauri::Builder<
 
 fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     let _ = fix_path_env::fix();
-    // only auto download ffmpeg if it's not macOS
-    if !cfg!(target_os = "macos") {
+    // only auto download ffmpeg if it's linux
+    if cfg!(target_os = "linux") {
         ffmpeg_sidecar::download::auto_download().unwrap();
     }
 
diff --git a/src-tauri/tauri.windows.conf.json b/src-tauri/tauri.windows.conf.json
index f03369a..97e7b6d 100644
--- a/src-tauri/tauri.windows.conf.json
+++ b/src-tauri/tauri.windows.conf.json
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@
     ]
   },
   "bundle": {
-    "resources": []
+    "resources": ["ffmpeg.exe", "ffplay.exe", "ffprobe.exe"]
   }
 }
diff --git a/src-tauri/tauri.windows.cuda.conf.json b/src-tauri/tauri.windows.cuda.conf.json
index 2e0125e..e4203ca 100644
--- a/src-tauri/tauri.windows.cuda.conf.json
+++ b/src-tauri/tauri.windows.cuda.conf.json
@@ -15,6 +15,13 @@
     ]
   },
   "bundle": {
-    "resources": ["cudart64*.dll", "cublas64*.dll", "cublasLt64*.dll"]
+    "resources": [
+      "ffmpeg.exe",
+      "ffplay.exe",
+      "ffprobe.exe",
+      "cudart64*.dll",
+      "cublas64*.dll",
+      "cublasLt64*.dll"
+    ]
   }
 }