ITunes 11.3 Freezes in Windows 7 -- has Storage Memory issues.

I'm running Windows 7 Pro 64-bit:  Ever since I updated to iTunes 11.3, I've had nothing but problems with podcast downloads and transferring to iPod Touch (iOS 7.1,2). If you refresh a podcast, iTunes will freeze for a short period of time, then return to normal.  If you check or uncheck certain podcasts within a series, iTunes will freeze up -- again, for a short time, then unfreeze.  Almost any user action taken results in a short freeze-up.
I also have experienced inconsistent problems when updating iPod Touch -- some podcasts just won't transfer to the iPod no matter how many times I try to sync the iPod -- even when other podcasts sync OK.  As I mentioned, the problem is inconsistent and generally buggy.  BTW:  Never had a problem like this with the previous version of iTunes.
I tried uninstalling and reinstalling iTunes 11.3, did several hard-restarts on the iPod, restarted the computer, and oddly, after deselecting most podcasts to remove them from the iPod, they remained on the iPod even though they were unchecked in both the podcast library list and in the iPod download list.
Also once the iPod Sync process is complete, it jumps up the memory used total to FULL even when I have little else on the iPod.  Even with the Music updates unchecked -- just syncing Podcasts to my iPod, the memory starts ot showing I have 8 gigs of space available, then when the sync is complete, the memory total jumps to FULL -- even when I've unchecked all but a few podcasts -- I'm using a 32GB device with hardly more than around 8GB.
Overall, iTunes 11.3 is practically unusable and inconsistent in its functionality -- just completely buggy.  I've wasted a lot of time trying to resolve this issue -- have called iTunes support and they recommended I delete 11.3 and download previous version 10.7 -- which I did -- and found out that the previous version doesn't recognize the more recent version of its Library, thus it can't load anything.  You'd think Apple Tech would know that, but they didn't.
Anyone else experiencing this issue -- or have a workable solution -- other than waiting for Apple to fix 11.3 so that it will work right?

Don't bother trying to go back to the previous 10.7 version of iTunes -- as you surmised, once you updated to the latest 11.3 version, the older 10.7 version won't recognize iTune's now future library.  Unless you kept a copy of the 10.7 library -- you're stuck with having to run the newer version. 
Good rule for future updates;  Always keep a copy of the current iTunes Library file before updating to a newer version.
BTW:  Here's a link to previous iTunes versions:  Apple - Support - Downloads
Have you tried deleting your current iTunes version and reinstalling it?  That didn't fix the problem for me, but you might have better luck.  At this point I'm beginning to think that the only cure for this buggy 11.3 version is to wait for the next version where they fix the bugs that they will never admit they have.
Apple phone support used to have pretty knowledgeable people taking the calls -- but I sure didn't find that with the last couple of "tech" guys.

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