iCloud crashes with Windows 11

I had the same configuration and problem.

I installed the Windows 8 version and it works.

You can download from the Apple page Download iCloud for Windows - Apple Support

Search "On Windows 7 and Windows 8, you can ...."

Or here is the actual direct link https://updates.cdn-apple.com/2020/windows/001-39935-20200911-1A70AA56-F448-11EA-8CC0-99D41950005E/iCloudSetup.exe

Leo.

Guys, please use offline installer downloading directly from apple for the windows 7, 8.

should work for all of you as I just encountered this twice on two windows 11.

Download iCloud for Windows - Apple Support (SG)

************** On Windows 7 and Windows 8, you can download iCloud for Windows on Apple's website. 

Hi rdmtz,

We understand you're experiencing issues running iCloud for Windows on your computer. According to Download iCloud for Windows, this program is only supported up to Windows 10 at this time.

Since Windows 11 hasn't been officially released yet and you're experiencing issues while using beta software, we'd recommend reaching out to the developers at Microsoft for any further assistance. You may be able to reach them via Microsoft Support.

All the best.

Well, update. Thank you, it finally worked when I ran the newly installed iCloud as administrator. Then the login window persisted and I was able to set everything up. After that, it runs ok with normal permissions. Before setting the windowsapps permissions as described by rdmtz, running iCloud as administrator would not work. At last. But it of course should just work without all those mods being necessary.

It worked for me too....

• Fix Cannot access WindowsApps Folder in Windows 10 (thegeekpage.com) the part 1 of the fix
• Running iCloud as administrator, the part 2 of the fix

I tried also to change the settings of every .exe located in iCloud application folder, with the flag checked "run as adiministrator"

I hope this fix will be ok for the next days and that the next iCloud update solve this bad problem.

Just adding my 2c that the Win7/8 version appears to have solved a similar problem with my Win11 install. The Windows store version of iCloud was stuck at "intializing" after a recent Win11 update, and would cause Windows File Explorer to spin the blue circle for up to a minute whenever I tried to access/view one of my cloud services folder (iCloud, Dropbox, and OneDrive, though not GoogleDrive). Uninstalling WinStore iCloud fixed it. I have since installed the Win7/8 version, and so far so good.

My 2 cents: I have a new HP with Win 11. iCloud from Microsoft Store crashes at login. I installed the Windows 8 version and it works.

I tried the following fixes, but didn't worked for me:

• Fix Cannot access WindowsApps Folder in Windows 10 (thegeekpage.com) the part 1 of the fix
• Running iCloud as administrator, the part 2 of the fix

Leo

I had rolled back my main PC where I use iCloud to Win10 and left a second one on Win11. I just tested that Win11 machine today and iCloud now works. Apparently, the last few Windows 11 Updates fixed the problem.

Partially working now. On initial set up, the login window still went blank as before and then died. I ran the setup with adminkistrator privileges and it worked (that approach hadn't worked before). It is still very flaky and dies if I try to alter the config I have set for it. However, if I don't try to touch the configuration during a windows session, it seems to work ok. So better than before, but not brilliant.

Hey guys, solved. The issue is not an Apple issue , as usual, is an update provided by Microsoft, is one of the optional I believe, I reinstall completely my machine and after first clean restart in Windows 11 I installed iCloud, worked perfectly. And from there step by step until I crash it. Resolution: the update from the screenshot is the faulty one. And there comes a good news...I hope for everyone, but in my case simple uninstall and defer later installation fixed the issue. At the moment I'm writing this I'm at the point continuing installation on my machine, Office etc...but I was too happy not to share it :D

Force be with you!

PS: have anyone chance to search a similar article on Microsoft KD I would like to post the solution in there too? it would be good to help the other people too.

iCloud was working for me with Windows 11 until around 1/12 - 1/13 - when the last photos that got sync'd from my phone . Now it doesn't work and no amount of re-installing, rolling back updates, or anything else will get it going. Same with the iTunes app. Some Win11 update around the 12th broke it, but the update mentioned earlier didn't show up on my machine, so I cannot get it working again unless I start from scratch or possibly roll back to Win10. I have another Win11 migrated computer with the old iTunes (not from the MS Store), where iTunes works but the iCloud-MS-Store app doesn't. So, I think Microsoft broke those "Store Apps" with some update. Who knows when this will get fixed.

Still working on the one machine that I left running Win 11. I didn't do anything special to that setup - no odd hacks which I feel can make things worse - other than continue updating as they rolled out and it started working. I still have the old iTunes on it rather than the new app. The iCloud app works; I can change the settings, and photos are syncing. From my view, it was working fine on Win11, then it stopped working after some update to Win11. Now it starts working with another update to Win11. So it doesn't seem like Apple has much to do with this problem as I don't think that iCloud app has been changed or updated during this time.

In the meantime, I'm holding off the Win11 upgrade on my other PC until things settle out a bit more.

This fix worked! Followed the procedures from thegeekpage.com and iCloud opened normally. Thx!

Windows 8 version working. Thanks!