Q: iTunes 12.3.0.44 does not recognize connected iPad or iPhone

Had the same problem.... iPhone 4s (8.4.1) and itunes update 12.3.0.4.4

Solved: Problem was it was not recognized under the Device Manager (Universal Serial Bus controllers). Followed the steps under "If the Apple Mobile Device USB Driver is not listed" in  iPhone, iPad, or iPod not recognized in iTunes for Windows - Apple Support and sure enough it worked.

I can confirm this worked for me also. You're a lifesaver!! Thank you so very much!

I don't think you had the same problem. I tried this before posting and it didn't work.

Hi,

I also tried all of the suggestions in that link and the problem persists.  I suspect this is a different issue.

On another machine (NOT surface, a noname configured desktop machine running Windows 10) with a previous version of iTunes (12.1.xx) I could (no surprise) connect my iPhone with iOS 8.4 without any problems and was also able to update it to iOS 9. After that, iTunes complained that it needed the latest version to connnect to my upgraded iPhone. I did and expected the same problem as on my Surrface. However, it connected flawlessly to my upgraded iPhone. Now I went back to the Surface, trying to connect to the iOS 9 iPhone. Guess what? The problem remains. So there is a problem Apple not recognizing a Microsoft manufactured notebook ....

Maybe Apple should remove this line from code:-)

if (this.device.manufacturer == "Microsoft" && this.device.name == "surface")

{

    do weird stuff, e.g. dont connect;to an iOS device;

}

But we dont have to wait as bipi.goku had the solution, and it worked well! However, this is tthe tedious kind of stuff, computers are usually quite good at.  I doubt that this procedure would be a feasible way to o for less technical Windows users or even Mac users ...

Tom

Well, before getting to euphoric: the upgrade of either iOS.8.4 to 9.0 or iTunes erased almost all of my music on the iPhone and the media library in iTunes only has 12 songs to offer  (of a few thousands, including lots of music whoch is definitely not on the Apple servers)!-(

same problem with iphone 4S (iOS 9.0) and windows 10 with newest itunes

I have uninstalled and reinstalled iTunes many times!!! I refuse to reinstall Windows.  Everything was working until this latest iTunes update.

Worked for me. Well done and thanks.

It worked!!! Thank you!

The same for me (Windows 10 pro and iPhone 4S)

When Apple team will be pro ?????????????????????????????????????????

same situation here... hope it can be fixed soon!!!!

Same issue as everyone else. Have tried most every suggestion made by others, and no results.  Everything was fine until iTunes update. Apple must be aware of this issue?

I was able to sync my itouch before this latest iTunes update. I'm using a Windows 10 computer and it sees my itouch but iTunes doesn't. I tired using a different usb port but that didn't help.

Is there any way to revert back to the last version of iTunes?

Followed the steps on this page: Remove and reinstall iTunes and related software components for Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8 - Apple Support to completely remove ALL Apple software, reinstalled iTunes and now iPad etc are recognized via USB.

If I remove it, that means I have to download all my music again, right? Such a pain since most of my music is from CDs I own.