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

Why does iTunes for Windows crash while restoring iPadOS 18.0.1 to iPad Pro M4 during the verifying iPad restore stage of this restore. It left the iPad frozen with a small leftmost part of the progress bar filled. I had to reset and restart recovery mode and restore with iMazing. Only iMazing works, both iTunes and Apple Devices apps fail with IPadOS 18.0.1. I am running Windows 11 24H2.

iPad Pro, iPadOS 18

Posted on Oct 26, 2024 8:39 AM

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Oct 29, 2024 8:03 AM in response to Keith Weisshar

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!

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

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