Turbo Tax asks for the License Code each time you start

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-topics/help/turbotax-2019-requests-license-activation-at-every...

I have never had to reenter my activation code before. I have been using turbotax for more than 30 years

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@Bubba1481 wrote:

I have never had to reenter my activation code before. I have been using turbotax for more than 30 years

 

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Because it is new this year since so many computers do not have CD drives anymore and customers want downloads instead.

Fix the **bleep** software. I am not going to buy the product if we need to activate it each time we get on. Then the solutions suggested are also very annoying. I don't have to do any of this to do with any other software. Life is hard enough. Don't add to it Intuit.

Now ir=t seems I have used the activation too many times. I have exceeded the allowable activations? NOW WHAT? And your 4 or 5 step fix is not only annoying it doesn't work on my computer. Turbotax 202 is fine. It is 2019 I am having trouble with

Please follow these instructions to contact a specialist that can send you a push installation download.

You will need to fill out some information first. 

https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/4259363 

I don't see a way to contact the specialist for the push fix you mentioned. How do I contact them?

Thanks, Doug

@Lancair To contact TurboTax Customer Support for assistance with your download issue, please see What is the TurboTax phone number? 

Hell yes wasting my time 

This happens to me ONLY when I have an external drive attached to my computer.  When I disconnect the external drive, I don't have the problem.  If you have any external drives connect, you can try removing them while you boot TurboTax.  Good luck!

you rock!

Removing ALL external drives while starting program works for me, thanks!  This included thumb drives. 

Yeah this is a PITA!

Removing the external hard drive was EXACTLY the fix! Thank you! Would be nice for TurboTax to fix this bug. I purposely keep my tax files backed up to the external drive, but I do have the main copy on my PC that didn't move.  I have TurboTax 2020 (cd version from Costco) this happened on. I also have used TurboTax CD version for 15+ years without this issue ever happening before.