Can't get my computer to recognize my iPhone

When I plug in my iPhone to the USB port I get the following message:
One of the USB devices attached to this computer has malfunctioned and Windows does not recognize it. I can't seem to get this phone to be recognized on the computer. Any suggestions? Thanks for any help.

I had something similar happen to me. My laptop was having a difficult time reading the devices that were connected to a USB hub I was using. I think the USB cable that ran from the hub to the USB connection on my laptop had a bad connection somewhere. When I replaced the cable, the problem went away.

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