iTunes 11.1.5.5 with Windows 8: no longer recognizes iphone 5, itouch 5, ipod nano gen 6 and ipod nano gen 7

finally uninstalled and reinstalled itunes on my computer but still, no devices are recognized.

Doublechecking. Have you tried a complete uninstall of both iTunes and all the other related software components and then a reinstall? If not, try the instructions from the following document:

Removing and reinstalling iTunes and other software components for Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8

any other ideas?

Issues with the drivers installed by Apple Mobile Device Support can also ramify through to the nanos. (Even though they're not iOS devices, they do use some of the features of the drivers.)

So, just in case (if you haven't done so already), try the procedure in Cerbu's post:

Re: sync problem

... or try section 5 from the following document:

TS1538: iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows

I am having this same problem ever since the new itunes and ios 7.1 with my iphone 5. I am using windows 8.

I have tried every single troubleshooting step on the KB. Apple support told me to "contact windows"at this point... hopefully they actually patch it because this is pathetic. The phone shows up in devices and my computer as apple iphone, just not in itunes.

I would also like to add that my iphone does connect and show up in itunes on my computer running windows 7/vista.

I am having the same problem with Windows 8.

Someone with this same questions was provided with this site with steps to resolve, and it seemed a lot of people had success with it:

http://www.technipages.com/itunes-fix-iphone-or-ipod-not-detected-in-windows-8

Tried this already with no luck the previous attempts.

try this

go into the control panel (hover in the lower right corner to bring up the menu that leads you there)

go to programs, add/remove programs

uninstall iTunes, apple mobile device service, apple application support

then go out and redownload and reinstall iTunes. Try again to sync

There seems to be something where an iTunes update doesn't write over all the drivers. The only way to m ake it write the right drivers is to delete the old ones and force iTunes to start over.

You won't lose any of your music.

It worked for me when my iTUnes wouldn't see my touch or iPad.

Did you even bother looking at this thread? We stated ready that this mundane fix does not help us.

Still waiting on fix.

I gave it one more try. I uninstalled itunes, apple application support, and apple mobile device support. I then rebooted the machine and reinstalled itunes. Itunes now recognizes my iphone 4.

OK. i tried one more time and it worked. The difference is I uninstalled apple mobile device service, apple application support IN ADDITION to iTunes. this worked. thank you!

(Giggle) But that's what I suggested you do in my initial reply to you, kauilikemaui. I linked you to instructions saying how to do that. You said in reply that you had already done that ... Here's your very words:

yes, sadly, I did. no luck. thanks for checking in though. any other ideas?