Itunes library unable to sync after upgrading to Windows 8

I have all my iTunes contents (TV shows, movies and music) saved in an external hard drive.
Recently I upgraded my PC from Windows 7 to Windows 8.1, and I downloaded the latest iTunes after transitioning to Windows 8.1.
The problem is, the iTunes is unable to sync with iTunes library contents and I have to manually add each file back to iTunes, despite iTunes is able to recognize the media folder location under "Preferences".
Is there a way to automatically sync up all content files? Thanks.

Hello shumyeah,
Thank you for the details of the issue you are experiencing with iTunes. It sounds like your music is on an external hard drive, and you would like iTunes to point to that library and store all your music files there. I also see that you have the iTunes Preferences set to save new content to the iTunes Media folder on the external drive.
The next steps is to to choose the iTunes Library on your external drive when launching iTunes. Follow these steps:
Steps to create or choose a different iTunes Library file
If iTunes is running, quit iTunes.
If you are using Windows, hold down the Shift key and from the Startmenu and choose All Programs > iTunes > iTunes.
You should see the following screen:
You can then choose the iTunes Library on your external drive. You can find the full article here:
iTunes: How to open an alternate iTunes Library file or create a new one
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1589
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
Sheila M.

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