Since an ios upgrade on my ipod, my device no longer appears in itunes or my computer

Since a recent ios upgrade, I can not locate my Ipod touch 5th generation in iTunes nor in My Computer. I am working with Windows 7. I have uninstalled and reinstalled itunes, quicktime and Apple Mobile Device Support software programs. I have also gone through the on line Apple Trouble shooting support for this problem with no success.
I did have WiFi syncing turned on before the upgrade and now when I go into settings on my iPod, the sync now option is greyed out.
Any other ideas please...

OK, never mind. After all that, a restart of the iPhone fixed it. That should have been the first thing I tried, of course, before posting. Sorry about that!

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