iCloud for Windows won't install on Windows 10

Hi rckingsley, this workaround won't work for me as the values in my registry match your suggested changes. Do you perchance have any other gems? My goal is to download my music from my PC through iTunes to a recentty acquired iPhone Xr IOS v 12.1. iTunes is telling me I apparently, need access to iCloud to do this.

Hi its me Buggs again. Interestingly enough, I tried to install again and it worked. The only difference of consequence I could determine is that the registry editor was still open when I tried the second install. hmmm.

Exactly same thing here for me. I am from Brazil and live there. Same error message. And just as you rckingsley, I only have a laptop to use iCloud for Windows in conjunction with Outlook 365. Very, very important for me.

How do we communicate Apple officialy that this has been happening? Do you know the way?

Thank you very much!!

Vicente

Hello Kingsley,

Yes!! It is happening. My name is Vicente and I am from Sao Paulo, Brazil. I realized that back in October 7th when the October update for Windows 10 was automatically installed. On that same day my iPhone stopped syncing with Outlook 365 (Outlook 2016). And the ONLY reason I use a computer is exactly to make notes on my Calendar and Contacts and have them immediately posted to my iPhone via iCloud for Windows!!

So I first tried to log off the session and get back on. Same problem. So, I decided to reinstall iCloud for Windows and the famous message “iCloud for Windows is only available for Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 10 (April 2018 Update and earlier…) and I was never able to use that again. I reported all of that to Apple Brazilian Support Department and the promised me to send that info to the appropriate department. 30 something days now….

Did you get a contact with the person at Apple? Thanks for all your help!

This fix above seemed promising. I changed the numbers and it started to install icloud...then eventually it stopped and undid itself because there was something missing according to the dialogue box I could only see for a couple of seconds. So close and yet...nothing. Any suggestions?

After two security prompts and what looks like complete installation:

"Status: Removing backup files

Popup: iCloud

There is a problem with this Windows Installer package. A program run as part of the setup did not finish as expected. Contact your support personnel or package vendor. -OK" Then rolls any changes back.

Windows 10 Pro

Version 1809

Installed on 11/26/2018

OS build 17763.134

Fresh install today.

Working, my steps:

Repair and uninstall everything Apple, bonjour, updaters etc. Right click in the start menu and uninstall iTunes from the Microsoft store.

Install iTunes by directly downloading the installer from apple.com.

iCloud setup version 7.6 worked, I can't find it to anywhere so I must have had it from a backup. 156MB not 159MB.

Support requests should be for version 7.6 something broke in 7.8. I'd try the registry edits above after installing iTunes from apple.com, if the 7.6 installer didn't work for me.

I am having a problem installing iCloud for Windows on my wife's new Windows 10 laptop.
I have checked and my Current build and Release ID are the one's described here as yet compatible.
My error message says that my Windows Installer package has the issue and is the reason for the aborted install.
Any ideas as to how to remedy this aspect?
Thank you,

I have the same exact issue. Frustrating to say the least.

Help - the same problem. I uninstalled all apple apps as some source suggested. This did not help - same problem.

THANKS for posting this. It worked for me with Windows 10 Build 18277!

Dang! That worked! Shine On!