I went into services to fix my Apple mobile device and "Start" didn't come what do i do?

Itunes said "This iPod cannot be used because the Apple Mobile Device service is not started." So then I did what apple support said to and I went into Services and I clicked on "Apple Mobile Device" but the "Sart" or "Restart" didn't come up like it should. Basicaly how do I get it back?

First see:
How to restart the Apple Mobile Device Service (AMDS) on Windows
The try the AMDS topic of
iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows

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