Stuck in recovery mode loop

I updated my ios to the newest version and after 4 hours im stuck into the restore mode, i sync my phone to itunes and restored and updated after 3 hours I got a quick message in a red color and im stuck on the connect to itunes ...how can i fix this ?

You may have to try to get into recovery mode more than once:
iOS: Unable to update or restore

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Hello Lambretta_G,
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
For more information, take a look at:
Resolve specific iTunes update and restore errors
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts3694
Configure your security software
Related errors: 2, 4, 6, 9, 1000, 1611, 9006, 9807, 9844. Sometimes as a result of this issue, a device might stop responding during the restore process.
Check your security software and settings, which can block ports and prevent connection to Apple servers during update and restore.
Check for hardware issues
Related errors: 1, 3, 10-47, 1002, 1011, 1012, 1014, 1000-1020, 1669.
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