topic Re: Why does my Turbo Tax program launch itself automatically? in Get your taxes done using TurboTax

Why does my Turbo Tax program launch itself automatically?

rcboy936 — Tue, 08 Sep 2020 16:34:24 GMT

The program launches by itself

Re: Why does my Turbo Tax program launch itself automatically?

macuser_22 — Tue, 08 Sep 2020 19:31:51 GMT

What do you mean?

Are you using the CD/download version installed on your computer?

If so, Mac or Windows?

Re: Why does my Turbo Tax program launch itself automatically?

rcboy936 — Tue, 08 Sep 2020 21:11:11 GMT

I am using the CD / download version on a Windows 10 PC.

I boot up the computer and, within a few minutes, the program opens with no action to do so taken by me. I close the program. It will then open itself up again. Sometimes in a few minutes; sometimes it will take longer.

I have gone into the update settings and turned off all automatic updates / downloads.

Re: Why does my Turbo Tax program launch itself automatically?

macuser_22 — Tue, 08 Sep 2020 22:02:52 GMT

That sounds like a Windows feature. I am a Mac person, but Mac allows a user to specify specific programs to start automatically after a reboot. Probably Windows does also.

(A quick search turned up this MS link for startup apps)

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4026268/windows-10-change-startup-apps

Re: Why does my Turbo Tax program launch itself automatically?

rcboy936 — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 12:15:16 GMT

Sorry, that's not it.

I am familiar with this Windows feature and it was the first thing I checked.

Also, that would not account for it auto-launching over and over.

Russ

Re: Why does my Turbo Tax program launch itself automatically?

Anonymous — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 20:04:25 GMT

see if there is a listing for TT in Windows Task Manager. TM can start programs automatically and there are numerous criteria which can be set which will restart the program.