

Install iCloud for Windows, then restart your device. On your Surface, download iCloud for Windows from the Microsoft store. If you're already using iCloud, you can keep using it to sync your photos, contacts, and bookmarks to your Surface. To get started, download iTunes from the Microsoft Store.įor more info about iTunes and previous itunes versions, see iTunes on Apple Support. You can also sync your iOS devices to your Surface using iTunes. With your Surface, you can purchase, download, and stream music from iTunes. Uninstalling the new apps will allow you to once again install iTunes.Note: Some apps might not be available in all countries or regions. Microsoft warns that installing any of these new preview apps will stop iTunes on Windows so do keep that in mind if you have a large, curated local library. It's not clear whether Apple will later add these to the new apps or if it plans a fourth app just for them. That leaves podcasts and books as the only meaningful functions of iTunes left out of Apple Music, TV, and Devices.

You'll also find your iTunes-bought movies here and be able to rent new releases.Īpple Devices will take over sync to Apple devices (iPhone, iPad, iPod), as well as local backup and restore, and emergency software updates - this functionality has moved to macOS' Finder when you connect an iPhone. Microsoft announced that it's adding preview versions of three new Apple apps - Apple Music, Apple TV, and Apple Devices - as part of the Windows 11 preview build for insiders.Īpple Music will cater to a Windows user's local music library as well as give them access to the paid Apple Music service.Īpple TV will bundle Apple's TV+ subscription with original content, as well as content from Paramount+, AMC+, Showtime, Starz, and others. Apple will soon phase out iTunes from its last platform - Windows.
