How to install and configure iCloud for Windows 10

Description: This article will show you how to download, install, and configure iCloud on a Windows 10 computer.

  1. Download iCloud for Windows by visiting the Apple website https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204283 and selecting the Download button.
  2. Type File Explorer into the search box then open File Explorer.
    search showing File Explorer
  3. Choose Downloads under quick access.
    file explorer showing downloads
  4. Locate iCloudSetup and double click to launch the setup program.
    iCloudSetup file in File Explorer
  5. Read then agree to necessary terms and conditions, and then install.
    License Agreement windows highlighting agree
  6. Choose Yes on the User Account Control Screen to allow the app to make necessary changes.
  7. Choose Finish to complete the install.
    iCloud finish screen with Finish selected
  8. Restart the computer.
    restart computer message with yes selected
  9. Open iCloud from the Windows Start menu.
    Start menu showing icloud with windows icon and icloud highlighted
  10. Sign in with your Apple ID
    Sign in box
  11. Choose usage preferences, either Automatically Send or Don’t Send - the choice either way doesn’t affect the use of the program.
    Diagnostic information box
  12. Choose what you want to Sync to iCloud then Apply - some items have additional options that can be changed.
    iCloud sync settings
    • Photos – Allows you to change where downloaded photos from icloud are saved, and which folder is automatically uploaded to icloud.
      photos options screen
    • Bookmarks – allows you to choose which browsers sync bookmarks
      bookmark options screen

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