{"id":51065,"date":"2023-04-27T19:03:17","date_gmt":"2023-04-27T18:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/51065\/stop-icloud-for-windows\/"},"modified":"2023-04-27T20:17:26","modified_gmt":"2023-04-27T19:17:26","slug":"stop-icloud-for-windows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/51065\/stop-icloud-for-windows\/","title":{"rendered":"Terminate iCloud for Windows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How can I exit iCloud for Windows? How can I uninstall iCloud for Windows?<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>For a test, I had installed iCloud for Windows. The app can now be found in the Windows Store. After installation, it is started and is also displayed in the task bar. With most programmes, a menu opens here with a right click, which then contains a menu item such as Exit. This is not the case with iCloud. This option is not available here.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/icloud_1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"370\" height=\"352\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-51045\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/icloud_1.png 370w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/icloud_1-300x285.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-qLg9_w_PWQ\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of content<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/51065\/stop-icloud-for-windows\/#Stop_iCloud_Client_via_Task_Manager\" >Stop iCloud Client via Task Manager<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/51065\/stop-icloud-for-windows\/#Uninstalling_iCloud_for_Windows\" >Uninstalling iCloud for Windows<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Stop_iCloud_Client_via_Task_Manager\"><\/span>Stop iCloud Client via Task Manager<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>An easy way to stop the client is via the task manager. Here we switch to the detail view. In the list, we now search for &#8220;iCloudServices.exe&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/icloud_2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"616\" height=\"407\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-51049\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/icloud_2.png 616w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/icloud_2-300x198.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Right-click to open a menu and click on &#8220;End Task&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/icloud_3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"395\" height=\"116\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-51053\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/icloud_3.png 395w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/icloud_3-300x88.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A short query appears. Afterwards, the icon also disappears from the taskbar. At the latest when we move the mouse over it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/icloud_4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"352\" height=\"209\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-51057\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/icloud_4.png 352w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/icloud_4-300x178.png 300w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/icloud_4-350x209.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 352px) 100vw, 352px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Uninstalling_iCloud_for_Windows\"><\/span>Uninstalling iCloud for Windows<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If the client is now to be removed, we can do this via the Windows settings. Here you may find two entries for iCloud.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/icloud_5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1051\" height=\"370\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-51061\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/icloud_5.png 1051w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/icloud_5-300x106.png 300w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/icloud_5-1024x360.png 1024w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/icloud_5-768x270.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1051px) 100vw, 1051px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We click on the three dots and select uninstall. The client will then be uninstalled. For iCloud Outlook, we go to &#8220;Change&#8221; and then uninstall the software.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How can I exit iCloud for Windows? 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