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rjn092550
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21 TT dwnld will not install TT on my W10 pc. Installs on Surface. I get to "want to allow this pgm to make changes to your computer", yes, nothing happens. Any ideas?

20 TT installed fine but from a CD.  Comp meets minimum requirements.
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rjs
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21 TT dwnld will not install TT on my W10 pc. Installs on Surface. I get to "want to allow this pgm to make changes to your computer", yes, nothing happens. Any ideas?

rjn092550
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21 TT dwnld will not install TT on my W10 pc. Installs on Surface. I get to "want to allow this pgm to make changes to your computer", yes, nothing happens. Any ideas?

Uninstalled all antivirus and malware software.  Even tried in safe mode, no luck.  Had already seen this article and tried all.  Very frustrating.

21 TT dwnld will not install TT on my W10 pc. Installs on Surface. I get to "want to allow this pgm to make changes to your computer", yes, nothing happens. Any ideas?

How much free space on your C: drive?

If not much, you have to delete some files.

Start by emptying the Recycle Bin.

21 TT dwnld will not install TT on my W10 pc. Installs on Surface. I get to "want to allow this pgm to make changes to your computer", yes, nothing happens. Any ideas?

is your operating system W10S? click on the system icon to see your OS.

 

rjn092550
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21 TT dwnld will not install TT on my W10 pc. Installs on Surface. I get to "want to allow this pgm to make changes to your computer", yes, nothing happens. Any ideas?

Windows 10 Home

rjn092550
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21 TT dwnld will not install TT on my W10 pc. Installs on Surface. I get to "want to allow this pgm to make changes to your computer", yes, nothing happens. Any ideas?

672 GB

21 TT dwnld will not install TT on my W10 pc. Installs on Surface. I get to "want to allow this pgm to make changes to your computer", yes, nothing happens. Any ideas?

Have you tried a full computer reboot first ?

 

( Install any W10 updates first, then reboot, then try again )

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Customer Support:

What is the TurboTax phone number? (intuit.com)

 

____________*Answers are correct to the best of my knowledge when posted, but should not be considered to be legal or official tax advice.*
rjn092550
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21 TT dwnld will not install TT on my W10 pc. Installs on Surface. I get to "want to allow this pgm to make changes to your computer", yes, nothing happens. Any ideas?

If by reboot you mean power off then on, yes many times.  All updating has been done.  I don't want to do a reset or reinstall unless that is my final option.  Has to be something simple that is preventing TurboTax from installing.

21 TT dwnld will not install TT on my W10 pc. Installs on Surface. I get to "want to allow this pgm to make changes to your computer", yes, nothing happens. Any ideas?

Not sure what you are doing,  but hitting/holding your power-off/on button isn't really a reboot....and a forced shutdown can cause problems if done that way.

 

I meant, go to the lower left corner of the screen, hit the Windows icon, select "Power", then select "Restart" from the pop-up menu.

 

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____________*Answers are correct to the best of my knowledge when posted, but should not be considered to be legal or official tax advice.*
rjn092550
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21 TT dwnld will not install TT on my W10 pc. Installs on Surface. I get to "want to allow this pgm to make changes to your computer", yes, nothing happens. Any ideas?

Many, many times

21 TT dwnld will not install TT on my W10 pc. Installs on Surface. I get to "want to allow this pgm to make changes to your computer", yes, nothing happens. Any ideas?

Barring other guesses in here....Then you're off to Customer Support:

 

What is the TurboTax phone number? (intuit.com)

 

 

____________*Answers are correct to the best of my knowledge when posted, but should not be considered to be legal or official tax advice.*
rjn092550
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21 TT dwnld will not install TT on my W10 pc. Installs on Surface. I get to "want to allow this pgm to make changes to your computer", yes, nothing happens. Any ideas?

HA!  They were no help either, that was my first and second stop...

21 TT dwnld will not install TT on my W10 pc. Installs on Surface. I get to "want to allow this pgm to make changes to your computer", yes, nothing happens. Any ideas?

@rjn092550 

open the properties of your downloaded file and set compatibility to "Windows 8".

rjn092550
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21 TT dwnld will not install TT on my W10 pc. Installs on Surface. I get to "want to allow this pgm to make changes to your computer", yes, nothing happens. Any ideas?

Tried, didn't work.

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