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The iTunes Store is Unable to Process Purchases at this Time, Fix

Last updated on February 18, 2021 By Serhat Kurt Leave a Comment

Several users have reported that they are unable to connect to the iTunes Store and they receive the following error message when they attempt to make purchases and install updates to apps. Affected users keep getting a popup message that says: The iTunes Store is unable to process purchases at this time. Please try again […]

Filed Under: Tips and Tricks Tagged With: App Store, iTunes

The iPhone (or iPad) Could Not Be Updated, And Unknown Error Occured (4000), Fix

Last updated on February 1, 2021 By Serhat Kurt Leave a Comment

It appears that some Mac and Windows PC users are unable to update their iPhone or iPad devices due to an iTunes problem. They receive the following error message when they attempt to update their devices using their computers: “The iPhone or iPad Could not be Updated. An Unknown Error Occurred (4000)” You can update […]

Filed Under: Not working? Tagged With: iTunes, Update

Your Payment Method Was Declined. Please Enter Another Payment Method

Last updated on July 15, 2020 By Serhat Kurt Leave a Comment

Several users have said that their payment method is declined in the App Store or iTunes Store and when they want to change or update the payment method, they are encountering the following error message: Your payment method was declined. Please enter another payment method. This is an important problem. This will prevent you from […]

Filed Under: Tips and Tricks Tagged With: App Store, iTunes

Verification Failed: There Was an Error Connecting to the Apple ID Server, Fix

Last updated on March 23, 2020 By Serhat Kurt 27 Comments

iOS: There was an error connecting to Apple ID server

Several users have reported “verification failed” errors when trying to log into iCloud or the iTunes and Apple Store on the iPhone, iPad, or Mac. The error message says: “Verification failed. There was an error connecting to the Apple ID server.” See also: Cannot Connect to the App Store It seems that several macOS and […]

Filed Under: Not working? Tagged With: App Store, iTunes

How to Deauthorize Your Mac

Last updated on December 12, 2019 By Serhat Kurt Leave a Comment

You can only authorize 5 computers

The iTunes Store on iOS allows you to buy and download songs, TV shows, movies, and podcasts. You can give your Mac permission to access your content. You can only authorize up to 5 computers to sync or play your content with a specific Apple ID. Unless you authorize your computer; your apps, audiobooks, books, music, […]

Filed Under: How to Tagged With: iTunes, Mac

Windows iTunes Store Showing Gray Square Boxes Instead Of Artwork, Fix

Last updated on October 15, 2019 By Serhat Kurt 6 Comments

iTunes for Windows

When you open the Windows iTunes Store app, do you see gray boxes instead of the album covers? If you are having this problem on your PC, this article explains how you can resolve it. See also: Cannot Play Songs From iTunes Artwork Screensaver Mac? This problem is annoying as the iTunes Store will not […]

Filed Under: Tips and Tricks Tagged With: Artwork, iTunes

macOS: iTunes Crashing? Fix

Last updated on October 7, 2019 By Serhat Kurt 2 Comments

Mac Restart

This article explains how to fix when iTunes keeps crashing on Mac. Several users have further said that iTunes freezes, fails to start up or quits unexpectedly. Users have stated that they began experiencing this  after upgrading to the latest macOS version. If you are having this problem, this article offers troubleshooting suggestions: Important note: […]

Filed Under: Tips and Tricks Tagged With: iTunes

iTunes Keeps Opening Itself? How To Stop It

Last updated on August 28, 2019 By Serhat Kurt 3 Comments

iTunes automatic sync

This article explains what you can do to fix when when iTunes opens itself automatically for no apparent reason. Some users have reported that iTunes opens randomly and starts playing songs. Even after quitting iTunes, iTunes relaunches again. See also: iTunes Not Recognizing Your iPhone or iPad? Are you having issues with iTunes staring up […]

Filed Under: How to Tagged With: iTunes

The System Administrator Has Set Policies to Prevent This Installation, Error Fix

Last updated on May 5, 2019 By Serhat Kurt 1 Comment

The System Administrator Has Set Policies to Prevent This Installatio

This article explains how you can fix the “The system administrator has set policies to prevent this installation” error, when trying to install software, like iTunes on a Windows computer, even though no such policy has been set by the system administrator. If you receive this error message on your computer when you attempt to […]

Filed Under: Tips and Tricks Tagged With: iTunes, Windows

Genius Results Can’t Be Updated Right Now Error Fix

Last updated on April 11, 2019 By Serhat Kurt Leave a Comment

Genius results can't be updated right now

Several users have reported that they receive the following Genius Results errors when they attempt to add songs to iCloud Music Library. It appears that there are three different of error messages which are very similar. It seems that Mac and Windows users are alike experiencing this problem. The error messages say (see the image […]

Filed Under: Tips and Tricks Tagged With: Genius Error, iTunes

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