Why wont i tunes recognise my ipod on win 8.1

why wont itunes recognise my ipo touch on win 8.1

Hi kidman bob,
If you are having issues with your iPod touch not being recognized by iTunes on your Windows machine, you may find the troubleshooting steps outlined in the following article helpful:
iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1538
Regards,
- Brenden

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