TurboTax 2025 Desktop Application will not open

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January 31, 2026
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Is anyone else having issues with the TurboTax application for Desktop not opening. I have Windows 11 25H2 build [removed]

I have tried rebooting and also tried reinstalling TurboTax, neither worked.

Best answer by jeremy10

Uninstalling TurboTax and then uninstalling Microsoft Visual C++, then reinstalling TurboTax fixed my issue

NicolleR1

Alumni - Intuit

If the TurboTax App won't open, you can temporarily turn off your antivirus or firewall.

If it still doesn't work, reinstall the app using a new installer or fix your Microsoft Visual.

In case you are still having the situation, follow the instructions given in the link below:

TurboTax Desktop

jeremy10AuthorAnswer

Level 2

Uninstalling TurboTax and then uninstalling Microsoft Visual C++, then reinstalling TurboTax fixed my issue

jburnham64

Level 2

Thank you so much for sharing what worked for you because it worked for me too! There were several versions of Microsoft C++ installed. As suggested, I uninstalled all Microsoft C++, uninstalled Turbotax 2025, restarted device. I reinstalled Turbotax 2025 which installed Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x64) - 14.44.35211. Turbotax 2025 successfully launched and even ran updates.