Endless iCloud login loop on Windows

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Endless iCloud login loop on Windows

Not sure what initiated the issue, but I can login to iCloud in the web fine, but not in to iCloud on Windows. It asks for a password, authenticates with an allow/don't allow on my iPhone, supplies the 6 digit code on the phone that I enter into Windows, then a few second or a minute later it comes back to the login box.

After reading several other posts over the years it seems that not sequence of uninstall/reinstall works reliably, so I'm not going to bother with that.

iPhone 13 Pro Max, iOS 18

Posted on Feb 2, 2025 8:19 AM

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Feb 2, 2025 8:37 AM in response to G0202

After searching around, I found this YouTube video that has a workaround: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHcs3JyG-XA

Basically, it appear that the Apple authentication is broken, so you need to use alternate authentication. You'll need to answer questions to where it will send a text message to your phone to authenticate:

enter the password on the PC
when you other Apple device asks to allow access, click Don't Allow.
when questioned to change your password, click Don't Change.
on the Apple Verification Code window on the PC, click Didn't get a verification code?
when asked to send a new code, select to Text code to... (some find they need to use their email address rather than the text message).
use the code in the text message to authenticate!

Problem solved. The Apple authentication is still broken, but you don't need to be trapped by it. Check the comments on the YouTube video for some other issues that might come up and are solved.

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