If users want to access the iTunes Store, they will need to upgrade to Windows 7 or later. Home Sharing now lets you easily transfer songs, movies and TV shows to other computers in your home. Windows Vista, on the other hand, is only in use on less than 1% of machines. Packed with innovative features such as iTunes LP, Home Sharing and Genius Mixes, as well as a redesigned store and improved syncing. While Microsoft stopped supporting Windows XP almost four years ago, the OS still is the third largest OS in use with 7.27%, behind only Windows 7 and Windows 10, according to NetMarketShare. Unfortunately, those that don't like changes will have to find a new way to access the iTunes Store after May 25 of this year.Īpple has announced that it is dropping support for the two older Microsoft operating systems, as well as the "obsolete" Apple TV version because of upcoming "security changes." The support document says that Vista and XP users will still be able to access the store from their PCs, but will no longer be able to make purchases or download previous purchases. Yes, there are still people - and businesses - that are running Windows Vista and Windows XP, or are quite happy with their first-gen Apple TV. While you're probably using something considerably newer if you're reading this, the cutoff might help you nudge a friend who's still clinging to an ancient PC.Some people are set in their ways and refuse to upgrade.
Itunes is Apples music store used to man. However, this is the surest sign yet that Apple wants those with older devices to get with the times. iTunes 64-bit latest version: Managing your media with iTunes 64-bit. iTunes 12 already requires at least Windows 7, and a first-run Apple TV is very limited in what it can do (you aren't about to watch YouTube or stream Apple Music). The writing has been on the wall for a while. "Security changes" necessitate dropping these older platforms, Apple said. iTunes itself will function, but new purchases and re-downloads are off limits. The company has posted a support page warning that the iTunes Store will no longer work on Windows XP, Windows Vista and first-generation Apple TVs as of May 25th. Ah, 2007: the days when Windows Vista was all the rage (or inducing rage), the Apple TV was brand new and music download stores were the hottest way to get the latest albums.
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