Reinstalling iTunes from scratch

An iTunes installation on a Windows 8.1 64bit PC got corrupted.
I am unable to completely remove the installed components to perform a fresh installation.
The most critical components looks to be the Mobile Device Support service, that remains confngured (in "Services") even after removing all the components.
When reinstalling iTunes the \mobile... directory is not created at all.
How can I completely remove the Mobile Device Support service in order to reinstall it?
Regards
marius

For general advice see Troubleshooting issues with iTunes for Windows updates.
The steps in the second box are a guide to removing everything related to iTunes and then rebuilding it which is often a good starting point unless the symptoms indicate a more specific approach. Review the other boxes and the list of support documents further down page in case one of them applies.
Your library should be unaffected by these steps but there is backup and recovery advice elsewhere in the user tip.
If Apple Mobile Device Support doesn't install this time around the section Install missing components will let you install just the missing AMDS instead of tearing everything down again.
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