HT1420 I can't find the "authorize this computer" on the itunes store

I can't find the "authorize this computer" on the itunes store

Authorization and Deauthorization
Macs: iTunes Store- About authorization and deauthorization.
Windows: How to Authorize or Deauthorize iTunes | PCWorld.
In iTunes you use the Authorize This Computer or De-authorize This Computer option under the Store menu in iTunes' menubar. For Windows use the ALT-S keys to access it. Or turn on Windows 7 and 8 iTunes menus: iTunes- Turning on iTunes menus in Windows 8 and 7.
More On De-authorizing Computers (contributed by user John Galt)
You can de-authorize individual computers, but only by using those computers. The only other option is to "de-authorize all" from your iTunes account.
1. Open iTunes on a computer
2. From the Store menu, select "View my Account..."
3. Sign in with your Apple ID and password.
4. Under "Computer Authorizations" select "De-authorize All".
5. Authorize each computer you still have, as you may require.
You may only do this once per year.
After you "de-authorize all" your authorized computers, re-authorize each one as required.
If you have de-authorized all computers and need to do it again, but your year has not elapsed, then contact: Apple - Support - iTunes - Contact Us.

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HT1420 can't find the "authorize this computer" tab under itune store

need help finding the "authorize this computer" tab. Not showing under itunes store. I must be missing it all support messages say the same thing.

Are you up to date with itunes?
Also, are you looking under the Store menu at the top, where it says, "File Edit View Control Store"?

HT1420 I Cannot find the "authorize this computer" on my iTunes store menu

I cannot find the 'authorize this computer' option in the itunes store menu.....

Welcome to Apple Support Communities
iTunes 11 for Windows has the menu bar hidden. To show it, hold the Alt key and choose the Store menu (on the menu bar) > Authorize this Computer

I can't find the "Authorize This Computer" button on itunes for my iMac.

Does anyone know where I can find it? Im trying to connect my ipod touch to my new imac and i cant seem to figure out how to do it.
Thanks!

You don't need to be in the store but you do have to have iTunes running.
Just mouse over the menu bar (Top of screen ) to Store and in the pull down menu select
"authorize this computer"
You are presented with a new window into which you add your Apple ID credentials and click the Authoize radio button.
So long as your are connected to the internet a small background script runs and confirms completion.
You can have up to 5 different computers authorised at any one time.

HT1420 i cannot locate the Authorize this Computer in the Store menu.

I cannot locate theAuthorize this Computer in the Store menu.

Dave18436572 wrote:
I cannot locate theAuthorize this Computer in the Store menu.
Doesn't it look like this?

HT1420 Authorize this Computer on the iTune main menu? Ah...nope? Support? Take a look at that.

The Support site directs the user to look for the "Authorize thie Computer" on the iTune main site. Of course it isn't there. Nor is the "Advanced" link that older versions are supposed to have. Where is this magic link? Is it under some other link?

Where is the authorize this computer link?

Where is the "authorize this computer" in the store menu in itunes?

Harryrf wrote:
I found it thank you. The menu bar is not in the itunes window.
No one stated it was in the iTunes window.
However, it is in iTunes for Windows.
I see that mac does not work like windows. Windows the file menu bar is in the itunes window itself. On mac the file menu bar is on the top of your screen
Correct
(on my laptop and the itunes of course is being viewed on my monitor.
Not really "of course". No one was aware you are using two screens and you did not mention you were new to Mac from Windows.
Is there a setting to have the menu bar with my itunes window?
Only if you rewrite Mac OS and iTunes for Mac.

How do I authorize my computer? I can not find the "Authorize This Computer" option anywhere.

PLEASE READ ALL EMAIL. ANYONE THAT CAN HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. As you read through the emails, you will see that "C" the customer service person responds the same way. All the emails are from the same thread. I would reply to his email, he would, I guess, copy and paste an answer, and the response is the same. He never pays attention to the previous emails. HELP PLEASE!!!
This is very frustrating to me. If you read back through your emails, you state the SAME INFO 4 times. If you would read my email AND see thescreen shots attached you would see. Why do you continuously state the same info..(SEE RED HIGHLIGHTS BELOW).I NEED HELP ASAP TO GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF...Do you have any other info EXCEPT for what is listed below??????
IT DOES NOT GIVE THE OPTION TO AUTHORIZE COMPUTER!
I HAVE NOT CHANGED ACCOUNT NAME
IT DOES NOT REPEATEDLY ASK TO AUTHORIZE COMPUTER BECAUSE IT DOES NOT GIVE THE OPTION TO START WITH.
I TRIED EVERYTHING AT http://support. apple.com/kb/TS1389, 3 TIMES NOW. (ATHORIZING PURCHASES, HAVE THE CORRECT NAME, REMOVING THE SC INFO FOLDER).
I NEED HELP! IS THERE A PHONE # I CAN CALL??? CAN THIS BE FORWARDED TO YOUR SUPERVISOR SINCE YOU ARE UNABLE TO HELP?
From: iTunes Store <[email protected]>
To:
Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2013 5:00 PM
Subject: Re: EL : (en_US) Connecting & Downloading; Follow-up:
Dear
Thank you for replying. It's C from iTunes Customer Support.
Addressing your concern is really important for me. I will do my best to answer your question.
S, if your computer is not currently authorized to play your account's purchases, when you try to play an iTunes Store purchase, the authorization dialog will appear. You will see the name of the account that purchased the item. If you've changed your account name, replace the old account name with the new name, then enter your password and click Authorize. This authorizes your computer to play the account's purchases.
If you are repeatedly asked to authorize your computer to play your purchases, you may find this article helpful:
iTunes repeatedly prompts to authorize computer to play iTunes Store purchases
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1389
If you still cannot authorize your computer, please include a screen shot of any error received, as well as any additional details about the error itself.
Thank you for contacting the iTunes Store.
Have a great day!
Sincerely,
C
iTunes Store Customer Support
http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/ww/
I work Friday to Tuesday, 10:00 AM to 07:00 PM CST.
Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to assist you.
I do not get an error, I do not even get the authorization dialog. I have sent 2 screen shots, they are attached.
When I try to play an iTunes store purchase, a bubble pops up and states that this computer is not authorized. It does not pop up account name or password. I have also completed everything stated in the http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1389 link.
This is very frustrating.
S
From: iTunes Store <[email protected]>
To:
Sent: Friday, January 11, 2013 3:22 PM
Subject: Re: EL : (en_US) Connecting & Downloading; Follow-up:
Dear S,
Thank you for replying. It's C from iTunes Customer Support.
I understand that you have been unable to play some of your iTunes Store purchases. Addressing your concern is really important for me. I will do my best to answer your question.
S, if your computer is not currently authorized to play your account's purchases, when you try to play an iTunes Store purchase, the authorization dialog will appear. You will see the name of the account that purchased the item. If you've changed your account name, replace the old account name with the new name, then enter your password and click Authorize. This authorizes your computer to play the account's purchases.
If you are repeatedly asked to authorize your computer to play your purchases, you may find this article helpful:
iTunes repeatedly prompts to authorize computer to play iTunes Store purchases
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1389
If you still cannot authorize your computer, please include a screen shot of any error received, as well as any additional details about the error itself.
Thank you for contacting the iTunes Store.
Have a great day!
Sincerely,
iTunes Store Customer Support
http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/ww/
I work Friday to Tuesday, 10:00 AM to 07:00 PM CST.
Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to assist you.
Please see the attached document. I am unable to authorize computer.
S
From: iTunes Store <[email protected]>
To:
Sent: Saturday,
January 5, 2013 5:36 AM
Subject: Re: EL : (en_US) Connecting & Downloading; Follow-up:
Dear S,
Thank you for replying. It's C from iTunes Customer Support.
S, I understand that you have been unable to play some of your iTunes Store purchases, and I'll be happy to help you with this.
If your computer is not currently authorized to play your account's purchases, when you try to play an iTunes Store purchase, the authorization dialog will appear. You will see the name of the account that purchased the item. If you've changed your account name, replace the old account name with the new name, then enter your password and click Authorize. This authorizes your computer to play the account's purchases.
If you are repeatedly asked to authorize your computer to play your purchases, you may find this article helpful:
iTunes repeatedly prompts to authorize computer to play iTunes
Store purchases
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1389
If you still cannot authorize your computer, please
include a screen shot of any error received, as well as any additional details about the error itself.
Thank you for contacting the iTunes Store.
Have a great day!
Sincerely,
C
iTunes Store Customer Support
http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/ww/
I work from Tuesday-Saturday, 8.30 AM to 5.30 PM CST.
Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to assist you.
I try to play an iTunes store purchase, but it just gives the box that is shown in page 2. How can I authorize my computer?
From: iTunes Store <[email protected]>
To:
Sent: Friday, January 4, 2013 1:47 AM
Subject: Re: EL : (en_US) Connecting & Downloading;
Follow-up:
Dear S,
Welcome to iTunes Store Customer Support. My name is C.
I understand that you were unable to authorized your computer. I know how eager you must be to have this issue sorted out. I will be happy to resolve this concern today.
S, if your computer is not currently authorized to play your account's purchases, when you try to play an iTunes Store purchase, the authorization dialog will appear. You will see the name of the account that purchased the item. If you've changed your account name, replace the old account name with the new name, then
enter your password and click Authorize. This
authorizes your computer to play the account's purchases.
If you are repeatedly asked to authorize your computer to play your purchases, you may find this article helpful:
iTunes repeatedly prompts to authorize computer to play iTunes Store purchases
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1389
If you still cannot authorize your computer, please include a screen shot of any error received, as well as any additional details about the error itself.
Thank you for contacting the iTunes Store.
Have a great day!
Sincerely,
C
iTunes Store Customer Support
http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/ww/
I work from Tuesday-Saturday, 8.30 AM to 5.30 PM CST.
Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to assist you.
Details:
I am trying to authorize my new computer. I do not see AUTHORIZE MY COMPUTER anywhere. I see COMPUTER AUTHORIZATIONS, but not an option to authorize.

There's a couple of ways to get through to the authorisation controls in the 11.0.x versions.
The control is still in the Store menu, but first (if you're using iTunes versions 11.0.x) you might need to bring up the menu bar to see the Store menu.
If you're using 11.0.x, click on the wee boxy icon up in the top-left corner of your iTunes to see the "Show Menu Bar" control, as per the following screenshot:
Then you'll find the control in the Store menu:
Alternatively, if you don't want to bring up the menu bar, it's still possible to get into the authorise controls via nested menus accessible from the wee boxy icon. Here's a screenshot of where to find them:

HT1420 I have the new version of the macbook pro and I cannot find authorize this computer anywhere on itunes. I have read the directions multiple times and still cannot find it. Please help!

I have the newer version of the macbook pro and I have read the directions on how to authorize your computer to let you download previous song purchases from icloud onto your laptop, but I cannot find where it says "authorize this computer" at all. I have looked for it everywhere and still cannot find it. Please help!

Authorization and Deauthorization
Macs: iTunes Store- About authorization and deauthorization.
Windows: How to Authorize or Deauthorize iTunes | PCWorld.
In iTunes you use the Authorize This Computer or De-authorize This Computer option under the Store menu in iTunes' menubar. For Windows use the ALT-S keys to access it. Or turn on Windows 7 and 8 iTunes menus: iTunes- Turning on iTunes menus in Windows 8 and 7.
More On De-authorizing Computers (contributed by user John Galt)
You can de-authorize individual computers, but only by using those computers. The only other option is to "de-authorize all" from your iTunes account.
1. Open iTunes on a computer
2. From the Store menu, select "View my Account..."
3. Sign in with your Apple ID and password.
4. Under "Computer Authorizations" select "De-authorize All".
5. Authorize each computer you still have, as you may require.
You may only do this once per year.
After you "de-authorize all" your authorized computers, re-authorize each one as required.
If you have de-authorized all computers and need to do it again, but your year has not elapsed, then contact: Apple - Support - iTunes - Contact Us.

HT1420 I can't find the "authorized this computer" on the iTunes store menu. Can anyone tell me where to look for it? It doesn't seem to be in the topics across the top of the home page. Thanks.

I am trying to authorize a computer. But I can't locate the"authorized this computer" on the iTunes store menu. I can't find it under any topics across the menu bar at the top of the page. Can anyone help me find it? Thanks.

It should be on the Store drop-down menu at the top of iTunes (if you are using iTunes 11 on a PC then try pressing Alt-S and see if it appears) e.g. (screenshot is from iTunes on a Mac)

HT5622 Can't find the authorize this computer link on the store page

I want to add my pc to my apple id? Can't find the authorize this computer link on the store page

You're looking in the wrong place. You need to look under the Store menu in iTunes. If you have iTunes 11 on a Windows system which has the menus hidden by default for some unexplainable reason, press Control-B.
Regards.

HT1420 Is there another method to authorize my computer? I do not find the "authorize this computer" link under the Store menu.

Is there another link to authorized my computer? I do not find the "Authorize This Computer" link under the "Store" menu.

You clicked the word Store at the top of your computer screen?
Authorize is there.

I cannot find the "authorize this computer" button in the itunes store. help?

i cannot find it anywhere

I had the same problem as wll untill I notice the small box in the upper right hand corner half gray and half white with an arrow beside it ... if you click on it in you can "Show Menu Bar" ... then you get the described list of items
File Edit View Controls Store Help
Click on Store - the Authorize This Computer.
you are allowed upto 5 devices ...
Hope this helps someone else.
Cheers

HT1420 Authorize this computer in the itunes store.

I have downloaded itunes and all of my library is in the itunes library on my computer. I am receiving a message each time I try to play a song. the computer has not been authorized. I can not find the link to authorize this computer in the itunes store

Press the Alt and S keys.
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HT1848 I cannot find "authorize this computer" in the store

I purchased songs on a gift card, It keeps saying my computer is not authorized. When I go to the 'Store" as instructed I cannpt find 'authorize this computer'

You opened itunes?
You clicked the word Store at the top of your computer screen ( Beside File Edit View Controls STORE Window Help) ?

HT1420 I can't find the "authorize this computer" on the itunes store

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