Q: how to return pictures to pc?

Hello Fran,

You can access your iCloud Contacts and My Photo Stream by installing the iCloud Control Panel on your PC.

Follow these steps to setup the iCloud Control Panel and configure My Photo Stream on your PC:

On a Windows computer

1. Install the iCloud Control Panel if it isn’t already installed on your computer.
2. Open the iCloud Control Panel, then turn on Photos. My Photo Stream is set up by default. To turn it off, click Options, then turn off My Photo Stream.
3. To change the iCloud Photos location on your computer, click Options. Click Change to choose a folder, then click OK.By default, My Photo Stream is in the Pictures\My Pictures\iCloud Photos folder. Photos are automatically downloaded to your Pictures\My Pictures\iCloud Photos\My Photo Stream folder, and uploaded from the Pictures\My Pictures\iCloud Photos\Uploads folder.
4. Click Apply.

 

After you import photos from a digital camera to the upload folder specified in the iCloud Control Panel, the photos appear automatically in My Photo Stream on your other devices set up with My Photo Stream, including your iOS devices, Mac computers, and Apple TV.

You can find more information about Photo Stream at the following link:

iCloud Help - Set up My Photo Stream

http://help.apple.com/icloud/#/mmf1896412ec

Once you have the iCloud Control Panel setup on your PC, you should also be able to sync your contacts with Microsoft Outlook:

You can create and edit your contacts by using the Contacts app on iCloud.com from a Mac or Windows web browser. Changes you make are automatically pushed to your iOS devices and computers where you set up iCloud for Contacts. On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, changes are pushed to the Contacts app. On your Mac, changes are pushed to Contacts (or Address Book in OS X v10.7.5), and on your Windows computer, changes are pushed to Microsoft Outlook. No matter which device you use to edit your contacts, the changes are updated everywhere, so you never have to connect your iOS device to your computer to keep your contacts current.

You can find more information about iCloud Contacts at the following link:

iCloud Help - Contacts overview

http://help.apple.com/icloud/#/mmfba7481b

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Best,

Sheila M.