If you have an Apple ID, you can use i. Cloud with Windows, which means you can access your email, photos and other data from your PC – useful when you’re at your desk or travelling without an Apple device, or if you are inside Boot Camp on your Mac. There are two ways to use i. Cloud with Windows.
, i Cloud for Windows 11 or later works with the May 2019 update of Microsoft Windows 10 or later versions, and has better integration with Microsoft Windows. You need a Microsoft account to download i. Cloud for Windows 11 or later.
You may be thinking “Can I use iCloud on Windows 10?”
After you set up i. Cloud on an i, phone, i, pad, i Pod touch, or Mac, you can use i. Cloud for Windows to access your photos, videos, email, calendar, files, and other important information on your Windows PC. Your information stays up to date on all your devices.
However, if you have valuable data that you want to sync between your Macs, i. OS devices and Windows PC, i. Cloud for Windows should help – though that 5GB of storage Apple supplies remains miserly at best., unfortunately, i Cloud for Windows isn’t yet supported if you use a Managed Apple ID.
What is iCloud for Windows and how does it work?
, with i Cloud for Windows, the photos, documents, and bookmarks on your PC are updated automatically on your Apple devices. Before you download i. Cloud for Windows, you need to set up i. Cloud on all of your Apple devices. You can sign in to i. Cloud with your Apple ID.
, with i Cloud for Windows, you’ll have your photos, videos, mail, calendar, files, and other important information on the go and on your Windows PC. Make sure that your PC or Microsoft Surface is updated to the latest version of Windows 10.* Have your Apple ID and password ready.
If you use a Managed Apple ID, i. Cloud for Windows isn’t supported. After you download i. Cloud for Windows, sign in using the Apple ID that you use on your Apple devices.
How to download and install iCloud on Windows 11?
You can download the i. Cloud app for Windows 11 from the Microsoft Store. Open the Microsoft Store on your PC and search for i, and cloud. Then, click the ‘Free’ button to download and install i, and cloud.
How to use iCloud passwords on Windows 11 PC?
Open the i. Cloud app on your Windows 11 PC and click the ‘Approve’ button next to Passwords. Then, sign in to your Apple ID. To approve the sign-in, you’ll need to enter the code received on your Apple device. Enter the code and i. Cloud Passwords will be approved.