There’re a few reasons why you’ll fail to transfer photos from your iPhone to a PC, check these out:
Damaged USB cable or USB port:
There are chances that you use a broken USB cable to make the connection, so you may use another one to transfer your iPhone photos to a PC. Or, the USB port on your PC is damaged, plug the USB cable into another port then.
Two-factor Authentication:
When you plug your iPhone into a PC, your iPhone will ask you to unlock the screen and tap Trust This Computer. If you don’t trust this PC, your iPhone photos are always inaccessible to your PC.
The Absence of iTunes:
If you want to transfer your iPhone photos to a PC by plugging your iPhone into the PC, you have to install the latest iTunes on this computer. Otherwise, your computer can only detect your iPhone and then do nothing.
To transfer photos from the iPhone to the PC, download and install iTunes. Then, pick up one from the mentioned 4 methods.