TurboTax keeps asking for activation after updates (same device, same network)

[user17693867347]

I’m running into an issue with TurboTax activations.

Whenever there’s a minor update, TurboTax asks me to activate the product again—even though I’m using the same computer. When I checked my account, I now see 3 out of 5 activations used on the same device, which doesn’t make sense. I’ve seen some articles mention this might be related to a network change, but I’m on the same home network the entire time—no VPN, no new router, no changes.

[andyb4]

Thank you for posting this...I also am up to 3 activations used  even though I only have 1 install on 1 machine.  Latest prompt for activation code was this morning 01/29/2026 after a downloaded update. 

[andyb4]

Not sure if this is the article you referred to in your post, but I  found this  which may/may not related to your software activation experience: 

https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/install-products/turbotax-2019-turbotax-...