Windows 10: Any way to get the Zune software to work on Windows 10?

I still have and love my old Zune HD, it's my main music player, but I recently moved from a Windows 7 computer to a Windows 10 and I can't seem to install the software anymore. I tried looking online for fixes and found the offline Zune installer since the software is no longer supported by Microsoft and it can't contact the Microsoft Zune page anymore. A lot of people said this worked for them but I still keep getting errors. I've ran out of things to try and was wondering if anyone here knew how I could make it work?

This is the error I keep getting:





It goes through the preparing your computer step and onto the installing step, gets to about 6-13% and then jumps to 88% and then the error pops up. I tried installing the firmware first as someone online suggested but that didn't help either (though I had the x86 version first and now when I try to install the right x64 version it pops up that a version of this is already installed but it's not under my program files for me to delete the wrong one.) Either way, the error occurs regardless of what I've tried. My only other option is to use a VM but I really don't want to as that's so much more trouble. I'd love to get it working on my Win 10!

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Zune software not working under Windows 10

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

I understand your concern, and we in Community will try to help you in the best possible way we can.

I suggest you to download the setup file for Zune and install it in compatibility mode and check if that helps. Try the below mentioned steps:

• 
  Download the Zune setup file
  for your computer.
  
• 
  Go to the location where you had saved your downloaded setup files and
  right click, then select Properties.
  
• 
  Select Compatibility Tab.
  
• 
  Place a check mark next to
  Run this program in Compatibility mode and select the operating system accordingly from the drop down list.
  
• 
  Let the software to install and then check the functionality.
  

Download the latest Zune software from the link provided below:

http://www.microsoft.com/en-in/download/details.aspx?id=27163



Hope the information helps, if you have any further queries, feel free to post. We are here to assist you.

Regards,

Guru Kiran

 

The TPU Zune Social

Even Steve has said that they aren't going to develop anymore hardware for it. Just buy a Win7 phone and you'll have the zune software. It sucks in ways. I love my ZuneHD.