ITunes freezing upon device connection

When ever  i plug my iPod touch 5th gen 16GB into my Windows 7 PC with iTunes open, iTunes freezes. It also freezes when i try to open preferences.
I have tried everything i can think of, i have re-installed device drivers, iTunes, I've uninstalled every instance of iTunes and apple related file on my HDD and re installed it, but it still freezes. After searching for a fix i came across iTunes: May become unresponsive when connecting iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support and tried everything there but it still freezes when i plug in my iPod.
Help?

Launch the Console application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Console in the icon grid.
The title of the Console window should be All Messages. If it isn't, select
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