iCloud for Windows User Guide

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What is iCloud for

Windows?
After you set up iCloud on an iPhone, iPad,
iPod touch or Mac, you can use iCloud for
Windows to access your photos, videos,
calendar, files and other important
information on your Windows PC. Your
information stays up to date on all your
devices.

You can download iCloud for Windows

from the Microsoft Store. See the
Apple Support article Download iCloud for
Windows.

Here are the iCloud features available in

iCloud for Windows:

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iCloud Photos, iCloud

Shared Photo Library
and Shared Albums

iCloud Photos
automatically and
securely stores all your
photos and videos,
and keeps them up to
date on all your
devices and on
iCloud.com. Learn how
to view photos and
videos.

With iCloud Shared

Photo Library, you can
create a separate
iCloud photo library
and share it with up to
five other people.
Learn how to view your
Shared Library.

Shared Albums lets

you share photos and
videos with just the
people you choose.
They can add
comments and share
photos and videos with
you. Learn how to
create and share
albums.

iCloud Drive

Securely store and

organise your files in
iCloud Drive. Access
files and folders in File
Explorer and share
them with a link.
Changes stay up to
date on all your
devices. Learn what
you can do with files
and folders.

Mail, Contacts and

Calendar

Access your
iCloud Mail, Contacts
and Calendar in
Microsoft Outlook.
When you make a
change on your
Windows computer,
your information is
updated everywhere.
Learn how to set up
iCloud Mail, Contacts
and Calendar.

iCloud Passwords

iCloud Passwords can

autofill your passwords
in a web browser on
your Windows
computer. You can
also manage your
passwords in the
iCloud Passwords app.
Learn what you can do
with iCloud Passwords.

iCloud Bookmarks

View your web

bookmarks in a
browser on your
Windows computer.
Learn how to set up
iCloud Bookmarks.

Some iCloud features have minimum

system requirements. iCloud may not be
available in all areas and iCloud features
may vary by area. See the Apple Support
article System requirements for iCloud.

See also

iCloud User Guide: Set up iCloud on all

your devices
Apple Support article: If you cannot
download or install iCloud for Windows

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