Windows 10: iphones and ipods are not showing up in device manager and there is not even a portable...

I have tried everything that has been said for troubleshooting and nothing works no matter what cord I use or what port i use these devices do not show up anywhere so impossible to update what windows cannot see.

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Device Manager / Portable Devices missing from Device Manager

I opened the Device Manager in Windows 10, but Portable Devices is missing. How do I retrieve or re-install that category? Thank you. I need to back up my iPhone, which is normally seen as a portable device. Any suggested fix will
be greatly appreciated.

 

iPhone Driver showing up in wrong Device Manager sub category.

My iPhone is not being recognised by iTunes on my new laptop. (Windows 10)

I have taken every step advised by Apple and Microsoft, reinstalling software etc, checking drivers, making sure apple device managers are running etc.

I do notice however, that the driver, for my iPhone, within Device Manager, shows up under Portable Devices, rather than Universal Serial Bus controllers.

I have uninstalled the driver, re-plugged the phone into the computer at the same happens. Everywhere I read about iPhone Windows 10 drivers, mentions that is should be listed under Universal Serial Bus controllers.

Anybody have any ideas?

 

Device Manager Portable Devices: This device cannot start (Code 10)

I was trying to figure out why only one of my idevices was showing my on my computer. I checked device manager and under portable devices I see Apple iPhone. Then when I plug in my iPad it shows up under USB devices as Apple Mobile Device USB Composite Device and it has a yellow exclamation point. WHen I try to update the driver thats when I get the Code 10 message. I disconnect both devices and plug in the iPad 1st. I look under portable devices and I see Apple iPad. Then I plug in the iPhone and it's listed USB devices with the exact same listing the iPad had. No matter what I do I cannot get both to appear under portable devices at the same time. Whatever device gets plugged in 1st appropriately shows up under portable devices. When I plug in the a 2nd device thats where the problems start. Has anyone ever heard of such a bizarre problem? I've swapped USB slots and cables and keep on getting the same thing. I am at a complete loss on this. *Sad