This wikiHow teaches you how to transfer pictures from an iPhone to a computer running Windows. You can import photos and videos using the Photos application built into Windows 10 or by copying them directly into a file system folder using any version of Windows.
Steps
Method 1 of 2: Using the Windows 10 Photos App
Step 1. Connect iPhone to computer
Use the USB cable that came with the iOS device at the time of purchase. It's the same one you use to recharge the iPhone battery.
Step 2. Log in to the iPhone
In case the screen is locked, you will need to log in to the device by typing the appropriate security code or using Touch ID. This will ask you to allow the computer to have access to the iPhone's internal memory.
Step 3. Press the Authorize button or Allow appeared on the iPhone screen.
By doing so, the iOS device will be able to share its data with the computer allowing you to download the images and videos it contains.
Step 4. Access the Windows "Start" menu by clicking the icon
Step 5. Select the Photos application
Step 6. Press the Import button
It is located in the upper right corner of the program window.
Step 7. Choose the From a USB device option
It is one of the items present in the drop-down menu that appeared.
Step 8. Select the images you want to import and press the Continue button
All chosen items will be marked with a small check mark in the upper right corner of their preview image.
Alternatively, you can select the check button Select all located at the top of the window to include all images and videos on the device in the import.
Step 9. Press the Import button
This will start the process of importing data from the iPhone to the computer.
If you wish, you can select the "Delete imported items from Apple iPhone after import" checkbox, so that all photos and videos imported to your computer are deleted from the iPhone's internal memory
Method 2 of 2: Copy Photos Inside a Windows Folder
Step 1. Connect iPhone to computer
Use the USB cable that came with the iOS device at the time of purchase. It's the same one you use to recharge the iPhone battery.
Step 2. Log in to the iPhone
In case the screen is locked, you will need to log in to the device by typing the appropriate security code or using Touch ID. This will ask you to allow the computer to have access to the iPhone's internal memory.
Step 3. Press the Authorize button or Allow appeared on the iPhone screen.
By doing so, the iOS device will be able to share its data with the computer, allowing you to download the images and videos it contains.
Step 4. Access the Windows "Start" menu by clicking the icon
Step 5. Select the "File Explorer" item by clicking the icon
The Windows "File Explorer" dialog will appear, allowing you to examine the file system of your computer and all storage devices connected to it.
Step 6. Locate the iPhone icon
It should be visible in the left sidebar of the "File Explorer" window within the "This PC" section. Click the icon
located on the left of the "This PC" option to view the list of all available resources.
If the iPhone icon is not there, try disconnecting and reconnecting it to the computer, or try using a different USB port
Step 7. Select the iPhone with the right mouse button and choose the option Import images and videos
It is one of the items visible at the bottom of the context menu that appeared.
Step 8. Choose the option Import all new items now, then press the button Come on.
In this way, all the photos and videos in the iPhone's internal memory will be automatically copied to the Windows "Pictures" folder. When the data transfer procedure is complete, the "Pictures" folder window will automatically appear.
