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Install Apple Music on Windows 10 with Lossless Audio Support

Install Apple Music on Windows 10 with Lossless Audio Support

Disclaimer

I will not be responsible on any inconvenience / damage / loss on behalf this tutorial nor the modified Apple Music bundle.

Only for research purposes.

Minimum Tested System Requirement

System / Package Name Version
Windows 10 (Windows 10 Professional) 1909 (18363.1500)
Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.2 2000.684.1510.0
Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00.UWPDesktop 14.0.30704.0
Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00 14.0.30704.0

Functionality

Lossless Audio work with perfect , means Fairplay DRM work on Windows 10 , thanks to Apple

Modified Apple Music 1.1282.14849.0 Bundle

Get it on Internet Archive

Content Changed :

AppxManifest.xml : Replace Min Version from 10.0.22621.0 to 10.0.18363.1500

<TargetDeviceFamily Name="Windows.Desktop" MinVersion="10.0.18363.1500" MaxVersionTested="10.0.22621.0" />

Content Removed :

  1. AppxMetadata
  2. [Content_Types].xml
  3. AppxBlockMap.xml
  4. AppxSignature.p7x

Steps

  1. Download it from Internet Archive
  2. Extract it and navigate to the Apple Music folder
  3. Enable Developer Mode in Settings (Settings - Update & Security - For developers - Developer mode
  4. Strongly recommended but not necessary : Move the Apple Music folder into C:\Program Files (x86)
  5. Open PowerShell with Administrator
  6. Change your PowerShell directory into the Apple Music folder
    For example with Step 3 , your Apple Music folder is now located in C:\Program Files (x86)\Apple Music
    Change your directory with this command : cd "C:\Program Files (x86)\Apple Music"
  7. Run Add-AppxPackage -Register .\AppxManifest.xml
  8. Apple Music icon should pop out on your Recently Added and you are done!

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home page Settings 1 Settings 2

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carsgz commented Feb 19, 2025

Yes, it works. Thanks. (21H2 19044.5487)

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Nirzak commented Feb 19, 2025

Yes, it works. Thanks. (21H2 19044.5487)

Enjoy!

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