iTunes Version 12.7.4.76 has big problems!

Agreed that this is definitely a problem with 12.7.4.76. No solution to offer, but a couple of other observations:

• There's no sign in Task Manager that iTunes is using excessive resources associated with this degraded performance - in the middle of a standard File > Add Folder to Library ... operation TM is showing this:
  which doesn't appear outside expected limits.
• The file import is conflicting with playback: if I initiate File > Add Folder to Library ... while playing music, the "current" song will continue until complete, but playback stops until the active "Processing:" step associated with the import has finished; playback resumes when the next file starts processing.

Reported using Feedback - iTunes - Apple.

See Feedback - iTunes - Apple.

Revert to 12.7.3.46. See the iTunes installers section of Troubleshooting issues with iTunes for Windows updates for download links for recent builds direct from Apple, instructions on removing the current build before you reinstall, and advice on rolling back the iTunes database.

tt2

Yes, 12.7.4.76 does the same thing here; it no longer checks if the song is already in the library and is unchanged on the disk, it just imports all tag info for everything. Takes over an hour to check my library for new items, used to take 45 seconds. It also does not remove orphans, still have to run a script to do that. I should not have updated...

You're not alone with the artwork issue. Apparently it can be coaxed back into life by switching views and scrolling around, but it gets lost again next time you start iTunes. Rolling back as suggested earlier in the thread may suit you.

tt2

Following up, on 16apr18 a new release came out, 12.7.4.80, with little fanfare. My complaint re: adding folder to lib has

been addressed; it no longer takes an hour to complete. It is slower than 12.7.3.46, but now takes a few minutes rather than over an hour, making it usable again.

I did not check the artwork issue since I don't manage artwork with iTunes [since iTunes has NEVER bothered to accommodate the "Windows Standard" of using folder.jpg as the defacto album cover. But that horse is dust by now...]

Thanks....

Yes I downloaded 12.7.4.76 onto windows 7 and cannot search the itunes store. When I enter a name say Shirley Bassey, nothing happens. So I cannot buy any songs. Strange marketing!

And, I am not sure if it's only me, but most of the artwork is no longer showing...