My device does not appear in itunes

I have connected multiple devies to my computer and none of them show up in iTunes.
I updated iTunes the other day and I am now unable to back up any devices.
Any help would be great.

Excellent news.
For anyone else with the same problem Troubleshooting issues with iTunes for Windows updates is a guide to reinstalling and Andrei Cerbu's post here and/or TS1538: iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows should help with connectivity issues.
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