diff --git a/ffmpeg_linux_test.go b/ffmpeg_linux_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f9fc62e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ffmpeg_linux_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package ffmpeg_go
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestCompileWithOptions(t *testing.T) {
+	out := Input("dummy.mp4").Output("dummy2.mp4")
+	cmd := out.Compile(SeparateProcessGroup())
+	assert.Equal(t, 0, cmd.SysProcAttr.Pgid)
+	assert.True(t, cmd.SysProcAttr.Setpgid)
+}
+
+func TestGlobalCommandOptions(t *testing.T) {
+	out := Input("dummy.mp4").Output("dummy2.mp4")
+	GlobalCommandOptions = append(GlobalCommandOptions, func(cmd *exec.Cmd) {
+		cmd.SysProcAttr = &syscall.SysProcAttr{Setpgid: true, Pgid: 0}
+	})
+	defer func() {
+		GlobalCommandOptions = GlobalCommandOptions[0 : len(GlobalCommandOptions)-1]
+	}()
+	cmd := out.Compile()
+	assert.Equal(t, 0, cmd.SysProcAttr.Pgid)
+	assert.True(t, cmd.SysProcAttr.Setpgid)
+}
diff --git a/ffmpeg_test.go b/ffmpeg_test.go
index fe137a8..7eb2af7 100644
--- a/ffmpeg_test.go
+++ b/ffmpeg_test.go
@@ -277,13 +277,6 @@ func TestCompile(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, out.Compile().Args, []string{"ffmpeg", "-i", "dummy.mp4", "dummy2.mp4"})
 }
 
-func TestCompileWithOptions(t *testing.T) {
-	out := Input("dummy.mp4").Output("dummy2.mp4")
-	cmd := out.Compile(SeparateProcessGroup())
-	assert.Equal(t, cmd.SysProcAttr.Pgid, 0)
-	assert.True(t, cmd.SysProcAttr.Setpgid)
-}
-
 func TestPipe(t *testing.T) {
 
 	width, height := 32, 32
diff --git a/ffmpeg_windows_test.go b/ffmpeg_windows_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..68a677c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ffmpeg_windows_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+package ffmpeg_go
+
+import (
+	"os/exec"
+	"syscall"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestCompileWithOptions(t *testing.T) {
+	out := Input("dummy.mp4").Output("dummy2.mp4")
+	cmd := out.Compile(func(s *Stream, cmd *exec.Cmd) {
+		if cmd.SysProcAttr == nil {
+			cmd.SysProcAttr = &syscall.SysProcAttr{}
+		}
+		cmd.SysProcAttr.HideWindow = true
+	})
+	assert.Equal(t, true, cmd.SysProcAttr.HideWindow)
+}
+
+func TestGlobalCommandOptions(t *testing.T) {
+	out := Input("dummy.mp4").Output("dummy2.mp4")
+	GlobalCommandOptions = append(GlobalCommandOptions, func(cmd *exec.Cmd) {
+		if cmd.SysProcAttr == nil {
+			cmd.SysProcAttr = &syscall.SysProcAttr{}
+		}
+		cmd.SysProcAttr.HideWindow = true
+	})
+	defer func() {
+		GlobalCommandOptions = GlobalCommandOptions[0 : len(GlobalCommandOptions)-1]
+	}()
+	cmd := out.Compile()
+	assert.Equal(t, true, cmd.SysProcAttr.HideWindow)
+}
diff --git a/probe.go b/probe.go
index 7f1318a..93ea902 100644
--- a/probe.go
+++ b/probe.go
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ func ProbeWithTimeoutExec(fileName string, timeOut time.Duration, kwargs KwArgs)
 	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "ffprobe", args...)
 	buf := bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
 	cmd.Stdout = buf
+	for _, option := range GlobalCommandOptions {
+		option(cmd)
+	}
 	err := cmd.Run()
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
diff --git a/run.go b/run.go
index c852dda..c08c9f2 100644
--- a/run.go
+++ b/run.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"os/exec"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
-	"syscall"
 	"time"
 )
 
@@ -237,16 +236,11 @@ func (s *Stream) ErrorToStdOut() *Stream {
 	return s.WithErrorOutput(os.Stdout)
 }
 
-type CompilationOption func(s *Stream, cmd *exec.Cmd)
+type CommandOption func(cmd *exec.Cmd)
 
-// SeparateProcessGroup ensures that the command is run in a separate process
-// group. This is useful to enable handling of signals such as SIGINT without
-// propagating them to the ffmpeg process.
-func SeparateProcessGroup() CompilationOption {
-	return func(s *Stream, cmd *exec.Cmd) {
-		cmd.SysProcAttr = &syscall.SysProcAttr{Setpgid: true, Pgid: 0}
-	}
-}
+var GlobalCommandOptions = make([]CommandOption, 0)
+
+type CompilationOption func(s *Stream, cmd *exec.Cmd)
 
 func (s *Stream) SetFfmpegPath(path string) *Stream {
 	s.FfmpegPath = path
@@ -271,10 +265,10 @@ func (s *Stream) Compile(options ...CompilationOption) *exec.Cmd {
 	if a, ok := s.Context.Value("Stderr").(io.Writer); ok {
 		cmd.Stderr = a
 	}
-	for _, option := range options {
-		option(s, cmd)
+	for _, option := range GlobalCommandOptions {
+		option(cmd)
 	}
-	if LogCompiledCommand {
+  if LogCompiledCommand {
 		log.Printf("compiled command: ffmpeg %s\n", strings.Join(args, " "))
 	}
 	return cmd
diff --git a/run_linux.go b/run_linux.go
index afe8213..641a167 100644
--- a/run_linux.go
+++ b/run_linux.go
@@ -140,3 +140,12 @@ func (s *Stream) RunLinux() error {
 
 	return cmd.Wait()
 }
+
+// SeparateProcessGroup ensures that the command is run in a separate process
+// group. This is useful to enable handling of signals such as SIGINT without
+// propagating them to the ffmpeg process.
+func SeparateProcessGroup() CompilationOption {
+	return func(s *Stream, cmd *exec.Cmd) {
+		cmd.SysProcAttr = &syscall.SysProcAttr{Setpgid: true, Pgid: 0}
+	}
+}