iTunes won't recognize iPhone

iTunes won't recognize iPhone when connecting with USB to laptop. Have uninstalled and reboot but no show. Apple Mobile Device Support is installed. The service is running. What more can I do?

Posted on Aug 16, 2021 3:16 AM

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Posted on Aug 16, 2021 9:11 AM

For general advice see Troubleshooting issues with iTunes for Windows updates.



The steps in the second box are a guide to removing everything related to iTunes and then rebuilding it which is often a good starting point unless the symptoms indicate a more specific approach. When reinstalling right click on the downloaded setup file and use run as administrator. It may also help to temporarily disable any non-Microsoft anti-virus.


Review the other boxes and the list of support documents further down the page in case one of them applies.


The further information area has direct links to the current and recent builds in case you have problems downloading, or want to revert to an older version if the current one won't work properly for you at the moment. Links to the most recent builds are now at the bottom of the page.



Your library and device backups should be unaffected by these steps but there are links to backup and recovery advice should it be needed.



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Aug 16, 2021 9:11 AM in response to anna-karin129

For general advice see Troubleshooting issues with iTunes for Windows updates.



The steps in the second box are a guide to removing everything related to iTunes and then rebuilding it which is often a good starting point unless the symptoms indicate a more specific approach. When reinstalling right click on the downloaded setup file and use run as administrator. It may also help to temporarily disable any non-Microsoft anti-virus.


Review the other boxes and the list of support documents further down the page in case one of them applies.


The further information area has direct links to the current and recent builds in case you have problems downloading, or want to revert to an older version if the current one won't work properly for you at the moment. Links to the most recent builds are now at the bottom of the page.



Your library and device backups should be unaffected by these steps but there are links to backup and recovery advice should it be needed.



tt2

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Aug 16, 2021 6:28 AM in response to turingtest2

The problem is that I don’t have the apple device manager in my computer mgr. The only one that shows are the apple device.

i don’t have the driver folder even though the software is installed

Have repaired, uninstalled and reinstalled but it still seems that it won’t be installed correctly. No driver folder

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