Not exactly sure what these are (probably Apple related), but they cause problems with installers, so we are going to take them out.
In the next step go ‘Security’ and click on ‘Advanced’. In ‘Advanced’ you’ll likely see one or two user types labeled ‘Account Unknown’ with a long number string after. Hit ‘Apply’ and go back out to the usual tabs in ‘Properties’. There are five tabs across the top: ‘General’, ‘Compatibility’, ‘Digital Signatures’, ‘Security’ and ‘Details’. In ‘Compatibility’ hit the ‘Change Settings for All Users’ button, then check of ‘Run as Windows 7’ (I would recommend to try at first the installation without checking the compatibility mode) and ‘Run as Admin’. Go to the iTunes installer file and do a right-click an go to ‘Properties’. You need to use to download and save the file! Do not use the web installer! So don’t go to iTunes and just hit Install. Download and save the full install package from iTunes on your hard drive. Here’s a good deinstallation guide to follow exactly! Second, be sure that either it is your first iTunes installation on your PC or you uninstalled iTunes properly before you moved to Windows 8. And iTunes will only allow 5 devices authorized with one single iTunes account at all! Why? Because after upgrading to Windows 8 or Windows 10, iTunes will recognize the Windows 8 PC as a new device meaning you will have 2 out of 5 allowed devices consumed with one and the same PC. How to install iTunes correctly on Windows 10 and Windows 8įirst, if you have already installed an iTunes version on your non-Windows 8 PC, de-authorisize your PC from iTunes. Update: Fixing iTunes 11 Crashes On Windows 8 And Windows 8.1 1. Update: iTunes 11.1 And iTunes Radio Running On Windows 8 And Windows 8.1 Update: Fixing iTunes 11.1.4 Installation Crashes On Windows Vista, XP, 7, 8 And 8.1 Update: Fixing iTunes 11.1.4 Windows Installations: Apple Support Document released Update: How To Fix iTunes 12 Repair And Installation Errors on Windows 10 This fix works on iTunes for Windows 10, too. Hence, if you got problems with installing iTunes on Windows, you may have to check each single fix described in the following.
Install iTunes for Windows 10: Launching iTunes after successful installation on Windows 10Īt least, it seems that there are three main problems: Missing or wrong administrator rights caused during the upgrade to Windows 10 or Windows 8 from Windows 7, artefacts of previous iTunes installation on Windows 7 or Windows Vista and/or missing files on Windows 8, needed to run iTunes.