topic Are Turbo tax downloads compatible for a Surface Pro ? in Get your taxes done using TurboTax

Are Turbo tax downloads compatible for a Surface Pro ?

casey6 — Wed, 05 Jun 2019 22:10:27 GMT

I'd like to buy the Home and business version, and I apparently needs assistance to get this to work?

Please take a look at the information below that outlines...

EbonyA — Wed, 05 Jun 2019 22:10:28 GMT

Please take a look at the information below that outlines the Turbo Tax download system requirements:

https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/3302353

If you run into any issues take a look at the following t...

EbonyA — Wed, 05 Jun 2019 22:10:30 GMT

If you run into any issues take a look at the following troubleshooting tips: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1899518">https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1899518</a>

Re: Are Turbo tax downloads compatible for a Surface Pro ?

onoahu — Sat, 02 Nov 2024 00:36:21 GMT

FYI ... I just purchased Microsoft surface pro 11th edition with snapdragon and was able to install and run turbotax 2023.

Re: Are Turbo tax downloads compatible for a Surface Pro ?

VolvoGirl — Sat, 02 Nov 2024 02:15:25 GMT

@onoahu You have posted onto a very very old discussion. For others finding this thread,

You may need to switch out of S mode. See this Windows FAQ. The second item is how to switch out.

Windows 10 and Windows 11 in S mode FAQ - Microsoft Support

Switching out of S mode is one-way. If you switch out of S mode, you'll need to keep using the standard version of Windows 11.

Re: Are Turbo tax downloads compatible for a Surface Pro ?

onoahu — Sat, 02 Nov 2024 05:38:34 GMT

Just an update, windows wasn't in S mode so when I installed so didn't have any problems.

BUT I cannot open any .tax files, even new tax files created while running TT on surface.

Once I changed the emulation compatability mode to strict and the file save/load seems to work fine.

Re: Are Turbo tax downloads compatible for a Surface Pro ?

SteamTrain — Sat, 02 Nov 2024 12:09:09 GMT

@VolvoGirl

Yeah, this is an old thread. But, the question raised elsewhere recently was the question about whether or not Desktop TTX would work on the newest Microsoft Surface laptops that are running almost exclusively using the Snapdragon processors. Older Surface laptops have been using intel i5, i7 and i9 processors, and TTX Staff and Windows System FAQs seem to have no indication as to whether non-intel CPUs will be compatible with TTX desktop software. I'm just guessing that they should, since they are still "Windows" systems, but the various manufacturer's push to on-board AI CPUs makes any of us who are buying new computers....well, nervous about the software compatibility for any software we are comfortable working with.

See: https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/turbotax-2024-2025-new-windows-systems-requirements-specifically-snapdragon-x-arm-computers/01/3373712#M1242552