My itunes wont recognize my iphone 5s how do i fix it?

but it recognizes other peoples iphones and my phone also works on other laptops and desktops just not mine, ive tried reinstalling itunes but nothing works.

Hi jtalbot34,
If you are having issues with iTunes not recognizing your iPhone, you may find the following article helpful:
iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1538
Regards,
- Brenden

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