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Dropping Win10 support is not acceptable. As a IT Security Professional, using security as the excuse is just nonsense. Additionally, Microsoft has already made extended support available.    This decision needs to change!!

Totally agree, 2024, will have been my last Turbo Tax year. Microsoft will continue updates past 10/14/25 if you pay or use MS rewards. My computers don't "like" Win 11 or should I say Win 11 doesn't like any of my computers and I hate Win 11 on my new one; actually down-leveled it to Win 10, so I guess 2025 tax will be filed with H&R Block software. I think they are pushing everyone to the online version of TurboTax --- just what we need, our tax returns compromised in a hack 🙂

@Impulse    (for windows users)   What I've done each year is to install a second copy of TTX on a laptop computer....that I use for testing purposes during the year when I am away form home.   With automatic updates turned off on both computers.   Then manually checking for updates each time after starting TTX....all thru the early part of the year up until I actually e-file.   Then, once my main tax return is e-filed and accepted on my main desktop computer, I transfer a "copy" of it to the laptop.  From then on, whenever a new update is issued, I update the laptop first and check the copy of my tax file to make sure there is no change to the Fed&State refund/or tax due.  IF that remains the same on the laptop, then I know I can update my main desktop version. _____________ Not sure why TTX doesn't rewrite the MAC software allow this for MAC users, but they apparently don't have a choice to turn off TTX automatic updates.

Plus Microsoft is providing support for W10 either thru paying a small fee, spending Microsoft reward points, or allowing to save your system info on OneDrive.  Yes, they are stopping "free" support, but with these other methods, it is essentially continued free support (at least for a year).   And like you, I have a "modern" Skylake cpu with 32GB of RAM, plenty of disk (in RAID arrays, etc).   Even if I enable TPM on my Gigabyte board (it will force me redo all my RAID sets), Microsoft doesn't like my processor.     I'll probably go elsewhere as I don't have the time/money to replace my entire self-built system.  

@greeneye48   To transfer 2024 into 2025 next year you only need to copy the .tax2024 to her computer.   You only need the file ending in .tax2024 to transfer into 2025.   Your tax files end in .tax or .tax2021 or .tax2022 or .tax2023 etc.  They should be in your Documents in a Turbo Tax folder.  You should also have the pdf files of each year.  Or search your computer for all files ending in .tax.  Also if you haven't done it,  I would open each year in the program and save it as a PDF file, go to File-Save to PDF so you don't need the program installed to view or print your return in the future like to get a mortgage or loan, etc.   What I would do is just copy the whole Turbo Tax folder that is under your Documents.  That should be where the .tax files and pdf files are stored.  Copy that folder to a flash drive or best yet is to burn it to a CD or DVD and then you will have a backup of them.   Then on the new computer copy the folder (or files) from the flash drive to your Documents folder.

I'm not sure if this is the correct way, but I went into forms mode and found this in 1040-X: Oginal 2024 Return Payments Smart Worksheet   I put the original tax paid in line B and I put the amount the IRS withdrew in line C (Additional tax paid after return was filed). This resulted in a federal refund amount of the amount that was taken from me, as seen from the status at the top of TurboTax and on line 22 of 1040-X. The 1040 line 37 still shows my original amount owed (what I already paid) as due. The final 1040-X line 13 Estimated tax payments shows 0 for original amount (which seems odd). It shows my original estimated tax payment as "net change" and "correct amount"   When I go to Review it says "You're Done! Print and Mail Your Returns." However when I clicked on the File tab it shows "We recommend e-filing your federal return" which I didn't see or I overlooked yesterday.   However there's another issue... now my CA refund is showing a nonzero amount that's different from the one of my first amended return (which has been accepted but I've yet to get any refund). I don't want to do a CA amendment if it isn't needed, but the options under state show selections for federal and nothing for state. Does it have to be both or none?   Would buying the Live Tax Advice option allow someone to review the amended return details? I didn't get this but I see the option to buy it. I'll pay for it if this is needed to be sure of no other issues.  

SAVE YOUR TAX RETURNS ! EVERY year before mid-October you should save a copy of your tax return as a pdf and print a copy of it for your records.  That way you will not be searching online frantically when you need it for a lender, FAFSA forms, your next tax return, etc.    https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/save-2021-turbotax-online-return-pdf/L8dHfRkpT_US_en_US?uid=m6guj526   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/save-2021-turbotax-online-return-pdf/L8dHfRkpT_US_en_US?uid=m78eb8pc In order to transfer a past year return to the new return you need the tax file   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/save-turbotax-online-return-tax-data-file/L4xwOG3LF_US_en_US?uid=m6guk3xl   NOTE:  TurboTax and the IRS save returns for seven years.  Returns older than seven years are purged.

  You have to access your own account and/or  print it for yourself using exactly the same account and user ID that you used when you prepared the return.    https://myturbotax.intuit.com/   Start a 2024 return online and enter some personal information  so that the menu on the left opens up and lets you access your past year returns.   https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/prior-year-return/help/how-do-i-access-my-prior-year-return/01/27010     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/save-2021-turbotax-online-return-pdf/L8dHfRkpT_US_en_US?uid=m5y4ch1y   Many people have multiple TT accounts and forget how to access them.  Log out of the account you are in now.     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/account-management/many-intuit-accounts-turbotax/L9aVfKS1Z_US_en_US?uid=ll5g6zcx Account Recovery     Or did you use the desktop version of TurboTax?  If so, the files are on your own hard drive or any backup device you used like a flash drive.     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-return/find-last-year-tax-data-file-tax-file-computer/L0XJvPaJr_US_en_US?uid=m6gufxei     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/data-systems/find-tax-data-file-mac/L4VNGm33S_US_en_US?uid=m6guhab0 You can get a free transcript from the IRS or for a fee of $30, an actual copy of your tax return. https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4506.pdf       SAVE YOUR TAX RETURNS ! EVERY year before mid-October you should save a copy of your tax return as a pdf and print a copy of it for your records.  That way you will not be searching online frantically when you need it for a lender, FAFSA forms, your next tax return, etc.    https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/save-2021-turbotax-online-return-pdf/L8dHfRkpT_US_en_US?uid=m6guj526   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/save-2021-turbotax-online-return-pdf/L8dHfRkpT_US_en_US?uid=m78eb8pc In order to transfer a past year return to the new return you need the tax file   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/save-turbotax-online-return-tax-data-file/L4xwOG3LF_US_en_US?uid=m6guk3xl   NOTE:  TurboTax and the IRS save returns for seven years.  Returns older than seven years are purged.      

That email seems to misrepresent the Windows 10 situation.  Microsoft's Windows 10 Consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) program - Microsoft Support "provides customers with a more secure option to continue using their Windows 10 PCs without updating to Windows 11, mitigating the risk of malware and cybersecurity attacks."   The Turbo tax claim that "After October 14, 2025, Microsoft will no longer provide software updates, technical assistance, or security fixes" is just not true.   I wonder how many state Attorneys General will be calling Turbo Tax in the next few days.