Q: itunes wont recognise me as the administrator

Please post the exact text of your error message and let us know what you are doing that triggers it.

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Try right-clicking on the iTunes link in your start menu and using Run as Administrator. Sometimes doing this once allows iTunes to complete some initialization task that is otherwise blocked.

Try Restart the Apple Mobile Device Service (AMDS) on Windows - Apple Support.

Or 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.

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, need to revert to an older version or want to try the iTunes for Windows (64-bit - for older video cards) release as a workaround for installation or performance issues, or compatibility with QuickTime or third party software.

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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