Can't Enter License Code Activation Key - TurboTax 2022

TurboTax Home and Business 2022 - both CD and download (supplied by Intuit Support) installation - For Windows 10 Professional on SurfacePro tablet

 

On initial startup, the Activate TurboTax dialog appears and requires the Activation Key.  However, the License Code field doesn't accept any input from the keyboard.   And it is not possible to enter the key in Notepad and Copy/Paste it into the field (as I have often had to do in prior years with TurboTax dialogs while preparing my return - although I never had this issue with Activation before this year).

 

I successfully resolved this problem on both my SurfacePro tablets by holding the stylus on the License Code field in the Activate TurboTax dialog box until a blue teardrop appeared.  Then, while still holding the stylus there, I pressed the Tab key until the field turned pink, and the 'Enter A Valid License Code' message appeared.

 

Once this happened, I was successfully able to type the Activation Code into the field from the keyboard.  I repeated this same process on both my SurfacePros, one with the original CD installation, and the other with the Download from Intuit Support.  It behaved the same way for both.

 

Hope this helps others.