Windows 10: Win11 Photo app not linking to ICloud

I have a new computer with Win11 Home 22H2. The Photos App is the Updated one with ICloud integration on the left side navigation bar. However I am unable to pull the ICloud photos into the Photos App. When I click on that icon the screen says to Turn On ICloud Photos. But I have done this multiple times and the box within ICloud can be checked for Photos and I hit Apply but nothing changes in Photos. When I close and reopen ICloud for Windows i notice that Photos box is often unchecked which is odd. Somehow that linking process is not occurring.I can see the photos on the ICloud web sit

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No iCloud Photos in thenew Photos app

Please let me know if you have downloaded icloud from Microsoft store.

Follow the steps after downloading:

1) Open the iCloud for Windows app

2) Sign in to iCloud with your Apple ID

3) Then choose Photos on the iCloud app to view your iCloud media in the Photos app.

4) Open or go back to the Photos app and go to the iCloud tab. You will be able to see all your iCloud content.

Kind Regards,

Hania.

 

icloud photo library

Hello Don,

There may be several reasons why your iCloud photos are not showing up on your wife's user account. To assist you better with your concern regarding syncing iCloud, kindly answer the questions below:

• When did this problem start?
• Is your iCloud up to date?
• Have you tried syncing iCloud while logged in to your wife's account?

You may refer to this article for steps on how to setup iCloud on Windows. Kindly make sure that you are logged in to your wife's account when performing the steps:
How to set up and use iCloud Photos on Windows 10.

We are looking forward for your reply.

 

Remove iCloud Photos from Devices and Drives View in File Explorer

thank you for this soln gogreen, much appreciated! Here is a quick summary for others if interested -

Reference:

• rANa'S Blog - How to remove iCloud Photo from My Computer (9/21/14)

Steps:

1. Open regedit (Win+R, "regedit")
2. Enter key in address bar
3. Deprecate key
   • Opt A. - delete
   • Opt B. - rename something different (e.g. prefix with "_")
4. Close and re-open to observe result

Key:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\{F0D63F85-37EC-4097-B30D-61B4A8917118}

thanks!