The iPad does not enter recovery mode when holding down the Home button

Is this how you do it?

Recovery Mode

1. Disconnect the USB cable from the device, but leave the other end of the cable connected to your computer's USB port.

2. Turn off the device: Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button for a few seconds until the red slider appears, then slide the slider. Wait for the device to turn off.

3.While pressing and holding the Home button, reconnect the USB cable to the device. The device should turn on.

4. Continue holding the Home button until you see the "Connect to iTunes" screen. When this screen appears, release the Home button. iTunes should alert you that it has detected a device in recovery mode. Click OK, and then click Restore to restore the device.

Note: Data will be lost. You may have to repeat the above many times.

Have a coffee break and try it a few more times.

Have you tried other USB port in your computer?

Have you tried rebooting your computer?

Try disable you Firewall and Antivirus and try again.

I searched for hours because I too could not get into Recovery mode. Turns out the Apple documentation is simply wrong. Here is how you actually get a device into Recovery mode:

With your device turned off and connected to your computer, hold the power (lock) button AND home button for 10 seconds, then release the power button but keep holding the home button for another 15 seconds.

You're a god sending <3

This helped a lot after trying for several hours and giving up all hope

You are great !!!!!!!!!!!

After all various attempt this is the ONLY SOLUTION THAT WORKS and simply taking in to recovery mode . Then just restore with old backup or .ispw software file where it comes as original untouched ..

Thank you alot mate 🙂

Thank you so much. I spent over an hour with Apple support and they could not help me. This did it in minutes. Incredible!

Thank you Ebonweaver, I was going around in circles!! Your solution was the only one that worked 🙂