Photos app freezes upon import / photo importing problems

Last night in the middle of something important [work related]

my computer started acting all buggy..  Finally,  I became frustrated enough to do a restart.

What do ya know?!  The reason?  Windows Friggin' Update..  🤦‍♂️ 

No joke..  About Two Hours Later,  I finally get the laptop back on and... 

I can't use the f'ing keyboard.  As usual,  Microsoft b**ched something up.  Withing Fail..  

After countless restarts,  the keyboard finally kicks in again,  and then the touchpad..

But..  External / USB keyboards won't type!  Their touchpads work fine,  just no key input ! 

Microsoft,  are you f'ing kidding me?!  

So now,  after this update,  not only can I not use THREE different keyboards to TYPE 

I double checked the Photos App / Import issues,  and I STILL can't import photos and/or videos! 

Freeze-fest over and over with every attempt. 

Another s**t "update" aka [Downgrade] and absolutely Nothing Has Been Fixed.

UnbeF**kinLievable!  

This company is absolutely useless..

MS / Windows = 

💩

I had the same problem since Jan. I tried everything and every time my Photos App freezes while it scans for import from my iPhone then, I tried the below process multiple times exactly and it worked all times. This looks like a good links giving the exact information.

https://apple****/2018/06/what-to-do-if-you-cant-transfer-photos-from-iphone-to-pc/

https://www.thewindowsclub.com/cant-import-photos-iphone-windows-10-pc

https://www.howtogeek.com/345540/how-to-transfer-photos-from-an-iphone-to-a-pc/

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201302

https://ask2human.com/listing/microsoft-global-customer-care-number/

https://www.windowscentral.com/how-transfer-photos-iphone-and-ipad-your-windows-10-pc

So fingers crossed that Windows has this all covered with their next update and its out sooner rather than later!

These steps has also worked perfectly for me -

1. Plug your phone into your computer and give it a few minutes (you may have to unplug and plug it back in again if your computer can't read it).
2. Click on your 'This PC' icon to show your devices and drives
3. Right click on the iphone icon
4. Select 'import pictures and videos'
5. Select 'import all new pics'
6. Click on 'more options'
7. Choose the folders you want to save your photos and videos into (I did NOT save them in the windows photos or videos albums - I saved them on my D:Drive)
8. Click on 'OK'

Enter a name tag and then 'Import'

Proceed as normally to download photos and it worked in first attempt.

I tried this but I get a notification that no pictures or videos were found on this device?

Have you done the below as well?

I just remembered, I had to switch off the automatic conversion feature in my phone, see below from Apple's website.

You can change this import behavior in iOS 11 or later. Go to Settings > Photos. In the TRANSFER TO MAC OR PC section, tap Keep Originals to prevent the media from being converted to JPEG or H.264 when importing.

Once imported to my PC, I then switched on the automatic feature again (in case it is required for other devices). It seems like HEIF/HEVC is the new upcoming standard to replace JPEG. Yes, all my pictures/videos are saved as HEIF/HEVC format, which I am still able to view within windows.

I tried this but I get a notification that no pictures or videos were found on this device?

Depending on how I configure my camera I either don't get the import option at all, or I do but get the same "no pictures or videos" response.

If instead of right clicking on your device in File Explorer you keep left clicking you should eventually get it to list the individual images, and you'll then be able to copy them onto your computer. It's tedious and time consuming, but it works.

This is 100% a windows 10 pro problem in my case.

same processor, same ram, same cable, same phone, same phone settings

photo app works flawlessly on windows 10 enterprise, but hangs *every time* on windows 10 pro

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