Cannot sync Family Share music to my PC's iTunes?

Updated PC and iPhone's iOS to the latest, and my husband and I started utilizing the Family Share feature now available under iCloud. While we both were able to download songs from the other's library to our phones, I cannot seem to see those downloads in my PC's iTunes. I have tried syncing, signing out and signing out, checking for available downloads, etc. Also, oddly, when I plug my phone in to the PC, the new songs show up in the "On This Iphone" tab, but not under music. I know that you can authorize up to 5 computers to have Family Share content on them, I just cannot figure out how. Thanks in advance for any assistance!

1) The best way to relocate the iTunes library folder is to move the entire iTunes folder with all subfolders to the new path, then press and hold down shift as start iTunes and keep holding until prompted to choose a library, then browse to the relocated folder and open the file iTunes Library.itl inside it.
If you've done something different then provide some more details about what is where and I should be able to help.
2) Purchases on the device should automatically transfer to a Purchased on <DeviceName> playlist, but it my depend a bit on whether automatic iCloud downloads are enabled. If there is a cloudy link then the transfer might not happen. You can use File > Devices > Transfer Purchases. In iTunes you should also check out iTunes Store > Quick Links > Purchased > Music > Not on this computer.
3) Backup the device, then immediately restore it. In some cases you need to add a restore as new device into that equation. Obbviously not to be attempted until you're sure all your media is in your library. See Recover your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device should it be needed.
4) I believe there is complimentary 1 incident 90-day support with hardware purchases, but no free software support for iTunes itself. AppleCare gets you a different level of support.
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