Is there a way to have iTunes 11.0 (Windows) automatically login with my apple id?

This is really annoying for me. I just transferred my music from a legacy iMac to my newer machine. That process itself was a pain in the behind, because I was also going form iTunes 10 to iTunes 11, but that's neither here nor there.
However, in the course of doing this, I had the dubious pleasure of logging in with my Apple Id multiple times. As I almost never use iTunes to buy music anymore (I honestly wouldn't bother using it at all if a lot of my music didn't have that old drm from years ago), I can never remember this thing. Is there a way to store my Apple Id password within iTunes so I don't have to dig it out the one or two times a year I actually use it?

Are you sharing one AppleID or do you have separate IDs?
If you have separate AppleIDs, then it's easiest to create a user account for each of you on the computer, and log into iTunes with your respective IDs on each account.  This will keep everything separate.  There is no problem authorizing content for multiple AppleIDs on the same computer.
HOWEVER, you can only re-download, auto-download, or use Match for one AppleID *per computer* (not per account), and this can only change every 90 days.
If you share an AppleID, then in principle, you can sync both devices to the same user account, but it's difficult to separate contact lists, so it's still easiest to have two user accounts, even if you use the same AppleID on each. This will allow you have separate contact and calendar lists; however, you will NOT have the option of syncing them to the cloud (make sure to turn this option OFF), as having a single AppleID would cause them to merge.

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