Recovering iTunes playlists after migrating from Windows 10 to Windows 11 PC

Uninstall whichever of Apple Music, Apple TV and Apple Devices you have installed. Apple Music cannot be directed to import an existing iTunes library. If one is present when it is first installed it will be converted, but after that there it isn't possible to obtain the playlists, ratings, plays, etc. or any other detail not captured in tags.

Install iTunes from this link:

• https://www.apple.com/itunes/download/win64

See Move your iTunes library to a new computer - Apple Community for advice on moving your library from one computer to another and either complete the steps you've missed out or start over.

Directing either iTunes or Apple Music to a particular folder as the media folder does not discover the content that is there, nor does it change which library database is opened. Only iTunes has a feature for doing that, holding down shift as you launch it, and then clicking Choose Library...

iTunes is only crippled if you install Apple Music, TV or Devices. Remove them and it works properly again. Apple Music on Mac is just about acceptable, but on Windows it is still shockingly poor and omits too many useful features.

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My advice remains, don't use Apple Music for Windows. iTunes still works, has many useful features missing from the newer app, and it is relatively easy to copy the iTunes library, in toto, from one computer to another.

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It will be if you uninstall Apple Music/TV/Devices. When any one of these is installed iTunes is limited to managing audiobooks and podcasts. If all three are removed the media selection drop down tool will include music once more.

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