iTunes Update 12.7.4.76 - problems sync'ing photos

Advice is in this thread, note that I have followed the advice given by ErgoEdbo on one of the later pages which has worked for me and is fairly straightforward.

can not sync photos with ios 11.3 and itunes 12.7.4

A number of users seem to be having a similar experience with iTunes 12.7.4.76. You might want to use this step by step guide to rolling back to 12.7.3 on a Mac.

1. Close iTunes
2. Install iTunes 12.6.4, but don't run it
3. Open Home > Music > iTunes > Previous iTunes Libraries in Finder, or the relevant folder if library is stored elsewhere.
4. Locate the file with the date when you updated to 12.7.4, copy it
5. Go up one level to the iTunes folder and paste
6. Rename iTunes Library.itl as iTunes Library NEW.itl
7. Rename the dated file as iTunes Library.itl
8. Install iTunes 12.7.3
9. Open iTunes

Your library should be restored to the exact state it was in when you closed it prior to installing 12.7.4.

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As the problem isn’t happening for Mac users it’s something to do with Windows and the latest iTunes.

I seem to have missed the news that Apple intend to phase out iTunes in 2019, I know there were some incorrect rumours about the Music.

Is this anything to do with iTunes being phased out by 2019?? Apps were removed from it, are photos going the same way?