Iphone 5 is on recovery mode and USB is not being recognized by PC

Hello! I promise you this will be very usefull! just read!!
So I had this same problem and  I tried a lot of things including hitting on the on/off button along with the middle button at the same time but it did not work!!!! here's what I tried- all of what I'm gonna mention now in PART A didn't work because they were working perfectly on my pc so I didn't have to touch anything related to them, so if you have everything perfectly installed/updated and so on then please move to part B down there
I have found some very good info here: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-hardware/usb-device-n ot-recognized-in-windows-7/8106a712-a13e-4ca5-b82e-c3961cc254b1?page=8
And I want to share it with you guys in case you got stuck with this issue of having an iphone 5 on recovery mode and not being able to fix the problem when the usb of iphone is not recognized by your PC.
PART: A
First of all, check if all problems do not exist, like:
1- Newest version of itunes
2-all necessary updates are done on your windows. ( if operating system is up to date ) just click on start and write updates and it will show alone click on it and check if you have necessary updates to make.
3-check your security software.
4- update security software.
5-restart your computer.
If all of the mentioned above are working perfectly and the problem STILL persists then move to PART B : ( This has worked and because I was so much excited that it worked after trying and checking for answers for 2 days I thought about sharing it so you won't suffer as I did because I don't want anyone to experience that)
Here's what to do:
Click the START menu , on the search bar:
write: >> Device manager <<
*if you cannot find it through the start menu then go to control panel: Click on hardware and sound bar - after opening this you'll find a title with " Devices and Printers" under this title you'd find 5 options to do here I'll list them in order:
DEVICES AND PRINTERS:
((    Add a device |  Add a Printer | Add a bluetooth device | Mouse | Device Manager    ))
Note that I have windows 7 and this is what worked for me, if you have other windows and if you cannot reach your device manager button then please do check that online to get the accurate details about finding the device manager, it's the most important step here that's why, for example write on google: how to open device manager on windows 8 or windows 7 or MAC etc..
Okay, so now you have the device manager opened ( before you do anything now unplug your iphone's usb from the PC) in Device manager's list of contents you will find " Universal Serial Bus Controllers " click on it to expand it,
after you expand it you will see many options related to USB's and stuff, find the one related to your iphone it will say " Apple mobile device USB driver ( recovery mode) click on it - click properties >> Uninstall -
after you uninstall this apple mobile device USB driver, open itunes ( must be in the very recent version) then plug the usb of your iphone to PC, you'll suddenly see the little bar down on the left side of the screen saying " installing new usb driver" something like that, wait till it's successfully installed then itunes will inform you about your device connection with it and how to deal with it through restoring it, you just click on restore wait few minutes and then smile your phone is back to live !!
I hope it works with you as it has worked with me!!
Best regards,
Rana Km.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/RANA-KM/404773672927784?fref=ts

Back to life**
Oh I know there are many other vocabulary mistakes but never mind them I was just too excited when I wrote all of that while typing very quickly
P.S: if you have any question then ask and please do tell me if it works or not with u but I'm definitely sure it'll work so tell me this and we'll get excited together
Also if you have an experience to share then do share it as well please.
Peace

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