iCloud for Windows locking AppleID

I ahve a same exact problem for the past couple of weeks. Apparently it is affecting MS Surface PRO 9 (in my case) - after couple windows updates, my iCloud stopped working completely. Couldn't sign-in to iCloud on my SurfacePRO 9 and then it triggered to verification, and as soon as I send the Code request to my iPhone, my iCloud AppleID was locked immediately, and prompted me to change password.. after trying to unlock it, it kept saying Server Error on Apple side, but eventually retrying it it forced me to change password. And then I tried to Login back again to my Surface, and, await same problem, Locked account. I cheked if there was any update release for iCloud for Windows to fix this bug, but no new releases were published since Jan 2024 on MS Store? Wow, how long should we wait for this to get resolved? All I need is to have my Keychain passwords to be available on my Windows machine. Apple please look at this issue!

Hi I’ve had this problem too over the last 2 weeks - iCloud for Windows app sign in , prompted my Apple ID to be locked and the only way to fix it was to use the “recover my Apple ID” from the iforgot.apple.com page. I have previously used “run as administrator” to get round the constant every 30 seconds asking for my Apple ID password to be reentered.

last weekend there was a windows update and surface firmware update and the iCloud app started asking me for my password again. I tried the “run as administrator”, but this time I after I had entered my Apple ID password and signed in, then used my MFA code on my iPhone. I immediately after got a settings message pop-up on my iPhone which said Apple ID verification required. So I proceeded to do this- entered all the information requested, got to the end and got a message that said “unable to verify Apple ID due to server error”. Spent 45 mins on phone to Apple Support, who couldn’t get my Apple ID sign in to work either . My recovery contacts are set up - the code wouldn’t display (error can’t display code) , I also couldn’t get a code from my recovery email. SO BE CAREFUL - I ended up completely locked out for 3 days whilst the recovery process happened.

I’m don’t know why this happened - I know my password, have recovery contacts all set up, but none of it would work.

I have now deleted the iCloud app from my Windows laptop and won’t be using the app again. As can’t be getting locked out and all my recovery methods designed to stop this exact situation not working - so ridiculous.