ITunes Freezes soon after starting

I really don't like iTunes I tend to avoid like the plague because every time I try do something with it, it doesn't work the way I want it to if I didn't have an Iphone I would delete it...anyway I wanted to add a movie to my phone or try to anyway went in found the movie checked and hit sink the program get's to step three then freezes, I've tried starting iTunes in safemode and it still freezes on step three, don't even know why I'm here I should just delete iTunes and forget it but if anybody has a fix for this that doesn't involve 20 steps so I can get my movie on my iPhone it would be nice.

Hi,
I have started having exactly the same issue two days ago.
Me: Windows 7 SP1 x64
Partner: Windows 8.1 x64
Skype for Desktop 6.22.81.105
Every time I call my partner the video freezes on the other end after a few seconds (quickest was 5 longest 2 and then becomes a white spinning circle. Sometimes it comes back for a few seconds and then dies again. Restarting the video on my end helps for another 5 to 28 seconds. On my end I can see us both. Reinstalled my webcam drivers, upgraded to latest Skype version (was 6.20 before), tried disabling the firewall, tried the same set of actions on the other end. Also tried deleting Skype folders under AppData/Roaming and AppData/Local on both ends. Checked the temperature monitors on both ends - no overheating. Tried upgrading graphics drivers on the other end. Tried changing ports in the connection settings - did not help either.
Some of the other things we have tried:
Me calling my partner from a different account - freezes
Me calling my partner on a different account - freezes
Me calling my partner from a tablet connected to same network as computer - no freezes
Me calling my other account on a tablet connected to same network as computer - no freezesI am yet to try calling someone else with these scenarios.
Previously we used to spend up to 11 hours on a call without any issues.
Enabling logging did not result in any logs being created at all - and yes, I do have hidden files displaying enabled in Windows.
I have full access to both machines and will be happy to provide any logs and whatnot - given that they exist of course. Our alternative at the moment is Google Hangouts but its much less reliable and has to work through a browser - permanently leaving Skype for it would suck.
Thanks!

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