
If you’re using a Mac, open Music app, Apple Books app or Apple TV app and sign in with your Apple ID. On your Windows computer, open iTunes for Windows. To authorize your computer, update it to the latest version of iTunes (Windows) and latest macOS version. However, you can’t authorize a computer from your iPhone, iPod touch, iPad or from another computer. If you still see the “Accessing iTunes Store” message stuck on your screen, you can authorize your computer before using it to play or sync content downloads from the iTunes Store.Īuthorizing a computer gives it permission to access content including movies and music, and can be done on up to five computers. Authorize and deauthorize your computer for iTunes Store Launch iTunes once your computer restarts and try accessing iTunes Store again. If you get an error from network-related software asking to fix the network association or remap LSP, click No to avoid making changes to the default Winsock settings. This clears the Windows Sockets catalog, after which you can restart your device. To turn off Windows Firewall, open Control Panel and select System and Security. Unfortunately, it’s not perfect and can sometimes cause harm, especially if another firewall is installed. Your computer’s firewall prevents unauthorized users from accessing your computer files and resources. Make sure you backup your iTunes folder before uninstalling iTunes, and then after reinstalling it, select your old folder so you can get your library back.


If its CPU usage is more than 20 percent when iTunes isn’t running, then the Windows Socket setting is potentially corrupt.

