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I have iTunes on my Windows 10 computer. Each time I open iTunes on the Windows 10 computer, it shows the prompt “Your previous iTunes installation must be removed before continuing. Would you like to remove it now? Click Yes or Quit. I always click Yes. It reinstalls iTune seamlessly, with no issue. But how do we put a stop to that prompt being shown and me having to click Yes each time I open iTunes.
Thank you in advance.
Windows, Windows 6
Although it would have been nice to use Windows 10 Repair, as follows, it did not fix the problem:
Repair options from the Settings page
The steps below solved the issue:
Uninstall iTunes and related software components and reinstall iTunes in the following order:
Although it would have been nice to use Windows 10 Repair, as follows, it did not fix the problem:
Repair options from the Settings page
The steps below solved the issue:
Uninstall iTunes and related software components and reinstall iTunes in the following order:
Sorry, I was getting ahead of myself. Guess what - it is still the same issue as before. I am going to lay this to rest so long as when I click Yes in Yes or Quit, it reinstalls iTune seamlessly with no issue. Chances are the issue is because it is Windows and Apple (two different apps from two competing companies).
For general advice see Troubleshooting issues with iTunes for Windows updates.
The steps in the second box are a guide to removing everything related to iTunes and then rebuilding it which is often a good starting point unless the symptoms indicate a more specific approach. When reinstalling right click on the downloaded setup file and use run as administrator. It may also help to temporarily disable any non-Microsoft anti-virus.
Review the other boxes and the list of support documents further down the page in case one of them applies.
The further information area has direct links to the current and recent builds in case you have problems downloading, or want to revert to an older version if the current one won't work properly for you at the moment. Links to the most recent builds are now at the bottom of the page.
Your library and device backups should be unaffected by these steps but there are links to backup and recovery advice should it be needed.
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Relative to last step 23 above: This last step may take longer than usual. Also, do not worry if a) the removal and install are happening at the same time, i.e., there will be a prompt box that says “Removing previous iTunes installation” and a second different, separate prompt box that says “Please wait while Windows configures iTunes” and b) the first prompt box “Removing previous iTunes installation” will seem to take forever, as giving you the feeling the computer hanged. Just let it be and it will end up functioning well.
iTunes on computer
