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@user17570948549 wrote: Microsoft finally admits almost all major Windows 11 core features are broken "After provisioning a PC with a Windows 11, version 24H2 monthly cumulative update.... Did 25H2 resolve these issues? That's what my machines are on.  

I agree with Jeff7 that this bug has not yet been corrected.  Upon transferring in my 2024 tax file, the present version of 2025 TurboTax is still including in the total of state estimates paid in 2025 the three estimates paid in 2024.   Click, as far as I know, TurboTax has no ability to alter any user-entered value.

Perhaps I misinterpreted.  I interpreted "payroll deduction" as simply meaning money taken from the employee's paycheck, not necessarily resulting in a reduction of the employee's taxable wages.  If an HSA contribution is made from after-tax income, a deduction for the contribution needs to be claimed on Schedule 1.

Thank you for updating the capability, but it does not allow for multiple disaster distributions neither on a single reported 1099-R, nor on splitting the 1099-R into two.  I also tried to do this using "Forms" and could not manually get the forms to accept two different $22,000 distributions for two different FEMA storms.

While the form is working for one disaster distribution, it does not work in the case of multiple disaster distributions.  We had 3 FEMA disasters on the West Coast of Florida in 2024.  Under the rules, I took 3 allowable 22,000 distributions but am unable to claim them with the current limitations of Turbo Tax 2024.   Bill Greggs

Updating 2024 software and trying this in November 2025 confirms that it is still not possible to claim two different $22,000 disaster distributions and take advantage of the option to spread the income over 3 years.     Bill Greggs

I tried  splitting the 1099-R into two distributions to be able to claim two different FEMA disaster distributions and that did not work.   TT only allows one disaster distribution claim for the 22,000, spread income over three years option.  

If you get charged for the Desktop program but can't install it, Turbo Tax has a special offer to move to the Online version. See info at the bottom of this Windows 10 End of Life article…… https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/articles/community-news-announcements/turbotax-windows-10-desktop-...   https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/downgrading/help/how-do-i-cancel-my-turbotax-advantage-subscription/00/25548   Note:  The online software for 2025 will be available in early to mid-December.

BREAKING NEWS This news blurb was posted last night on NEOWIN November 20, 2025 Microsoft finally admits almost all major Windows 11 core features are broken "After provisioning a PC with a Windows 11, version 24H2 monthly cumulative update released on or after July 2025 (KB5062553), various apps such as StartMenuExperiencehost, Search, SystemSettings, Taskbar or Explorer might experience difficulties. This will occur for the following: First time user logon after a cumulative update was applied. All user logons to a non-persistent OS installation such as a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) or equivalent as application packages must be installed each logon in such scenarios." If you are wondering, provisioning essentially is the way admins configure devices as they deploy various settings and policies on a client PC. The company further adds that Windows' XAML component and package updates for MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy, Microsoft.UI.Xaml.CBS_8wekyb3d8bbwe, and MicrosoftWindows.Client.Core_cw5n1h2txyewy, are what have been triggering some of the observed problems. Speaking of observed problems, Microsoft notes that the following dependent Shell components and related services may fail and report an on-screen error or silently fail to execute, such as the following: Explorer.exe crash shelhost.exe crash StartMenuExperienceHost System Settings silently fails to launch Application crashes when initializing the XAML views Explorer running but no taskbar window. other XAML island views fail to initialize. ImmersiveShell Microsoft says that it is working on a fix but, for now, has provided a couple of workarounds to deal with the issue. First, Microsoft says that restarting the Shell Infrastructure host (SIHost.exe) service will help restore the missing Immersive Shell packages. This can be done with the following commands: Add-AppxPackage -Register -Path 'C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\appxmanifest.xml' -DisableDevelopmentMode Add-AppxPackage -Register -Path 'C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.UI.Xaml.CBS_8wekyb3d8bbwe\appxmanifest.xml' -DisableDevelopmentMode Add-AppxPackage -Register -Path 'C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.Core_cw5n1h2txyewy\appxmanifest.xml' -DisableDevelopmentMode Second, a PowerShell logon script has been shared that essentially blocks Explorer from launching prematurely until the required packages are fully provisioned. The batch script for that is given below: @Echo off REM Register MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "Add-AppxPackage -Register -Path 'C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\appxmanifest.xml' -DisableDevelopmentMode" REM Register Microsoft.UI.Xaml.CBS powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "Add-AppxPackage -Register -Path 'C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.UI.Xaml.CBS_8wekyb3d8bbwe\appxmanifest.xml' -DisableDevelopmentMode" REM Register MicrosoftWindows.Client.Core powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "Add-AppxPackage -Register -Path 'C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.Core_cw5n1h2txyewy\appxmanifest.xml' -DisableDevelopmentMode" You can find the support article under KB5072911 on Microsoft's official website.

Thank you for your message and kind help! Below is my response. Please let me know if you'd need any further clarification:   (a) which visa are you on -- F-1 or what ?  --> I used to be an F-1 visa holder to study in US, but am now in Japan; it's been 5 years since I left US.   (b) when did you enter the country ?  Was this your first entry with this visa in the last 3 years? --> My last trip to US was in 2024 for a short stay with ESTA.   (c) if you filed a return for year past ( 2024 or 2023) , how did you file ? --> The last time to file a US tax return was 2021. I filed with Turbotax. Let me know if this answers this question (c).   (d) which country are you from? --> Japan   (e) by "non-tax applied" do you mean that  no taxes were withheld by the disburser of the award? --> Yes, no taxes are withheld by the disburser of the award.   (f) do you have a tax id ( SSN/ ITIN ) ? --> I used to work in US, so I have SSN from US. But I have been and am a Japanese resident for tax purposes.