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Installing Turbotax Desktop 2025 on a Windows 11 system.

anotary — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 21:32:22 GMT

I just got my email today from Turbotax announcing I could download my 2025 TTax ADVANTAGE DELUXE desktop software. I logged in and downloaded it. When I ran the executable to install, it just went through the process (as shown by the animated bar that shows progress), but nothing came up after that. I've tried installing it "as administrator" with no success.

I use Nord VPN and also ESET Internet Security on this machine. Could they be the issue?

Are others having difficulty installing the new 2025 software?

Re: Installing Turbotax Desktop 2025 on a Windows 11 system.

BigFoxy — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 00:04:50 GMT

TT says Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 Redistributable Package needs to be installed but it fails each time (I redownloaded the 2025 file twice). Each year the downloads and updates are slow but I've never run into any problems like this but I don't remember getting them this early either. The file may not be ready for use yet and we are the guinea pigs.

Re: Installing Turbotax Desktop 2025 on a Windows 11 system.

Mike9241 — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 01:06:50 GMT

before installing Turbotax, try installing C++ from MS use the x64 version (the x86 is for 32-bit OS which can't run Turbotax 2025)

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist?view=msvc-170#latest-supported-redistributable-version

if this doesn't work there is probably a bug. so you'll need to contact support or wait until the issue is resolved or

I did it a different way. since I had licenses left I installed 2024 on the w11 OS which installed without issue the C++ package. I have not gotten the 2025 app so i don't know if there will be issues with installing 2025. a screwup at Turbotax's end

Re: Installing Turbotax Desktop 2025 on a Windows 11 system.

rudygac — Tue, 11 Nov 2025 18:00:01 GMT

Same issue here. Zip file opens then nothing happens. Not sure what else to try. I've updated everything I know of, and it still doesn't help. Gonna have to give tech suport a call I guess.....

Re: Installing Turbotax Desktop 2025 on a Windows 11 system.

Mike9241 — Tue, 11 Nov 2025 18:41:36 GMT

may have been in error. the x86 version of C++ may also be needed. I found tat both were installed with the W11. or contact support.

Re: Installing Turbotax Desktop 2025 on a Windows 11 system.

rudygac — Tue, 11 Nov 2025 18:54:54 GMT

Both apps are already installed on mine, so I don't think that's the issue......

Re: Installing Turbotax Desktop 2025 on a Windows 11 system.

anotary — Tue, 11 Nov 2025 19:58:23 GMT

rudygac:

Are you saying both Nord VPN and ESET Internet Security are on your system and TT25 installed for you?

Re: Installing Turbotax Desktop 2025 on a Windows 11 system.

rudygac — Tue, 11 Nov 2025 19:59:51 GMT

Both C++ apps are installed on my laptop with Win 11 but TT still will not open........

Re: Installing Turbotax Desktop 2025 on a Windows 11 system.

hiya3 — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 15:20:28 GMT

I can't even get the program to download; I've tried 7 times over the last week. Windows 11. Anyone else having this issue?

Re: Installing Turbotax Desktop 2025 on a Windows 11 system.

JohnQT — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 17:14:29 GMT

Are you downloading from Intuit's download page here?

https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/cd-download/install-turbotax/

I just downloaded both Premier and Home & Business and had no issues (though both installers use the same filename). Also had no problem launching the Premier installer (though it warned me that TT is not supported on Windows 10). Also previously ran the Home & Business installer to completion on my Windows 11 virtual machine.

Try turning off your VPN and disabling antivirus software until you get the installer downloaded and installed?

Are you using something like O&O ShutUp to restrict what Windows can do with regards to collecting and "sharing" data with Microsoft? If so then try disabling that temporarily as well. (Though I'm also using that on my PC and VMs and had no problems with downloading and installing TT.)

P.S. I just tried downloading Deluxe from that link I posted and had no problems downloading and launching the installer. Note that the first thing it does after extracting files is to present the standard UAC privilege elevation dialog. If Windows on your PC is tweaked with regards to UAC then that may explain why "nothing" happens?

Re: Installing Turbotax Desktop 2025 on a Windows 11 system.

rudygac — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 19:12:36 GMT

Thanks John for the advice. I don't have a VP and I still think it's that S code that I can't figure how to turn off or if I even have it on. I hope Intuit can come up with something.........

Re: Installing Turbotax Desktop 2025 on a Windows 11 system.

pmirandaATX — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 15:22:06 GMT

I was having the same problem and couldn't manually install the C++ Redistributable manually, either, until I finally allowed Windows to install the 25H2 update. Then the TT installer was able to install the C++ dependency and itself.

Re: Installing Turbotax Desktop 2025 on a Windows 11 system.

rudygac — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 17:22:43 GMT

I already update 25h2 and still will not install.

Re: Installing Turbotax Desktop 2025 on a Windows 11 system.

Hendmom — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 18:12:45 GMT

Thank you, John, for this link. The Download link Turbotax provided continued to give me network errors although as soon as I clicked on your link, the download instantly downloaded within seconds.

Re: Installing Turbotax Desktop 2025 on a Windows 11 system.

anotary — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 23:27:24 GMT

Please explain what "UAC privilege elevation dialog" ... is

Re: Installing Turbotax Desktop 2025 on a Windows 11 system.

Shlomoh — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 14:39:27 GMT

Yes! Quite frustrating! I called them over 2 weeks ago..Ttax said there's a bug..and they're working on it..It STILL didn't work..as of today!

Re: Installing Turbotax Desktop 2025 on a Windows 11 system.

Mike9241 — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 16:55:00 GMT

@rudygac

How to determine if my computer is in S mode

To determine if your computer is in S mode, follow these steps:

Open the (PC) Settings app by clicking the Start button or pressing the Windows key on your keyboard.
Go to System and then select About (at the bottom you may have to scroll down to see it).
Look for the Windows specifications section (at the bottom you may have to scroll down to see it). If your system is in S mode, it will indicate that your Windows is running in S mode, such as "Windows 11 Home in S mode" or "Windows 11 Pro in S mode".

If you need to switch out of S mode, you can do so through the Settings app by selecting Privacy & Security and then Activation. From there, you can choose to switch to Windows 10/11 Home or Windows 11 Pro, which will allow you to install apps from outside the Microsoft Store

Re: Installing Turbotax Desktop 2025 on a Windows 11 system.

jm3 — Wed, 26 Nov 2025 03:08:48 GMT

I am having the same problem. Installation fails every time I try to install the Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 Redistributable package. I have Windows 11(64bit).

Re: Installing Turbotax Desktop 2025 on a Windows 11 system.

user17683500033 — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 00:26:23 GMT

I have been unable to successfully install 2025 TurboTax Deluxe desktop. The install file that downloads goes through the installation process but when the launch screen appears and you click it. a pop-up box appears that says Error and the app closes. Tried everything but nothing seems to work. Made sure TT was authorized by firewall and even downloaded the update file and manually executed the update. Nothing

Re: Installing Turbotax Desktop 2025 on a Windows 11 system.

rudygac — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 00:36:58 GMT

Hi all...

Thank you all for your suggestions about TT25 on Dell Windows 11 but I figured out the problem myself and maybe this info can help you. I am embarrassed to even explain it, but apprently I have TWO microsoft accounts. I guess I knew that but didn't think it mattered...well, it does. I default to one acct but I am registered under another acct and apparently you have to be logged into microsoft with the acct that TT knows. Once I changed accts, the program worked flawlessly!! Thank you all again!!