Click: How to Uninstall Icloud for Windows

This updated guide examines Click: How to Uninstall Icloud for Windows and organizes the essential facts, background, and practical takeaways in clear American English.

Part 1of 2:

Backing Up Local Data to iCloud

1. Open the Start menu. It's typically in the lower-left corner of the screen.
2. Click onAll Programs. It's near the top of the "Start" menu.
   • On some versions of Windows, this menu may be labeled "All Apps."
3. Click oniCloud. It's listed alphabetically in the drop-down menu.
4. Select the data to back up. Do so by checking the boxes next to "iCloud Drive," "Photos," "Mail, Contacts, Calendars, and Tasks," and/or "Bookmarks."
5. Click onApply. It's in the lower-right corner of the dialog box.
6. Click onSign out. When your data has finished uploading, sign out with the button in the lower-left corner of the screen.

Part 2of 2:

Uninstalling iCloud for Windows

1. Open the Start menu. It's typically in the lower-left corner of the screen.
   • Uninstalling iCloud requires an admin password. If you're not logged into your PC as an admin, log out and log back in as an admin.
2. Click onControl Panel. It's in the middle of the "Start" menu.
3. Click onUninstall a program. It's in the "Programs" section of the Control Panel dialog box.
   • On Windows 7 or XP, click on Programs and then click on Program and Features .^{[2]XResearch source}
4. Check the "iCloud" box. All programs are listed alphabetically.
5. Click onChange. It's above the pane that contains the list of programs.
   • On Windows 7 or XP, click on Uninstall .
6. Click onOk. This dialog box confirms you want to make a change to iCloud.
7. Click on the "Remove" radio button. It's the second option in the dialog box.
8. Click onNext. It's in the lower-right of the dialog box.
9. Click onYes. Doing so confirms that you want to uninstall iCloud from your PC.
10. Click onYes. Doing so confirms you want to delete the software from your PC.
11. Click onFinish. iCloud for Windows has now been uninstalled and deleted from your PC.