iTunes for Windows crashes while restoring iPad Pro M4 with iPadOS 18.0.1

Hi, I had the same problem with my various Apple devices to update to version 18.1, finally you have to go back to Windows 11 23H2 or another version of Windows, other than 24H2, it is this version that is causing the mess

I tired reinstall Windows and iTunes(store version/exe version), both not work. From the Windows log, it shows objc.dll crash.

To avoid the issue, roll back to 23H2 or use thrid party tools.

If you already blocked in the recovery mode, try restart your phone and reconnect in the third party tools, you will can reset the phone again.

Having the exact same issue, just with an iPhone XR. Apple Devices just stalls & the progress bar on both the iPhone & Apple Devices app sit there. iTunes when doing a restore just crashes at the start.

I don't have iMazing unfortunately, so I'm stuck with a phone in Recovery Mode that I can do nothing with.

Yes! This bit me yesterday while updating my iPhone 15 from iOS 18.0.1 to 18.1 via iTunes. I have gotten into the habit of taking backups and doing a full iTunes update on the major point releases. When I tried it yesterday, iTunes crashed repeatedly right as it would begin the update, leaving my phone with the same partial progress bar noted above.

I was able to use a laptop that has not yet gotten the Win11 24H2 update to finish the iOS update via iTunes, then return to the original computer and restore the backup. In the end, the phone is updated and restored, but it was a whole lot more work than usual. I realize 24H2 is very new and still struggling, but please add it to your farm of test machines and do what you can to improve the stability of iTunes!

Have you tried uninstalling and reinstalling iTunes ?