I purchased and downloaded Turbotax Premier 2022 to my primary PC which came with Windows 10 but was upgraded to Windows 11. It appeared to download and install just fine (many times), but every time I try to open the file, I get an error message indicating "We've hit a snag activating your product. This is most likely because something went wrong during installation." I've tried all of the troubleshooting suggestions from Turbotax and nothing works. I've also installed from a disk with the same result. I'm wondering if the problem is the upgrade to Windows 11.
Check for any uninstalled WIN 11 updates ... make sure they are all installed and reboot your computer at least twice then try the TT intall again.
Thanks for your suggestion. I checked and I'm all up to date on Windows 11 updates. I'm still getting the same message when I try to open the Turbotax file.
If you are using a firewall try disabling it before you start TT. Then restart it after it connects.
If that works then you may need to white list (allow) it so that it does not block internet access.
Thanks for your suggestion. I tried it several times without success. Still frustrated.
I have the same issue. Win11 up to date and Turbo Tax will not get past the Activate stage. What interesting is that when I launch TurboTax2022, it first says I'm not connected to the Internet. Click "retry" a couple times and the product hangs on Activation. It's not my firewall either. What's up?
UPDATE:
I uninstalled Turbo, reinstalled, except this time I checked the box to allow TurboTax to gather information about using the product. That was it. What the heck.
I have the same problem!! Uninstalled and reinstalled, but same problem persisted. Is there a fix for this problem??
PLEASE -- Stop giving me badges and just fix the problem.
Please see our Help Article here for further assistance: To troubleshoot a Windows installation.
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I had the same problem. I tried everything, uninstall, reinstall, shutdown the firewall and everything under the sun. I changed from my 5G to my 2.4G and it worked, go and figure why but it worked. I hope this help other folks because it is frustrating and it is not right to spend 2+ hours to install a software that we pay for.
I am having a similar problem with TurboTax Premier, but I'm on Windows 10. I'm installing from a CD I bought at Costco, so TurboTax internet access is not through a web browser.
I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling, with and without the firewall and antivirus on, checking and unchecking the box to allow TurboTax to gather information. I've also tried changing my screen resolution to 100% (from the recommended 125%) and 800x600. I went through the steps in the To Troubleshoot a Windows Installation page in HeatherPLO's reply, including updating Windows. I even moved my computer to literally the desk right below our wifi router so it was about 2 feet away from the router.
When I install, it goes straight to the update, and I've been able to install the program updates. This tells me that I do have internet connection. I also know I have internet connection because while I'm trying all these combinations, I've also been looking for answers on TurboTax Community.
After completing the update installation, I click on the button to restart, and usually TurboTax just shuts down. It did restart 2 or 3 times.
After that, whether TurboTax restarts on its own or I start it, I always run into a dead end when I get to the Activate Purchase step. It always tells me I'm not connected to the internet, even though I had just been able to upload and install updates, and follow various TurboTax Community links. When I click on try again, sometimes I get the same screen, but eventually I get to a blank white screen with spinning blue dots. No matter how long I wait, and I've tried waiting for hours, those dots keep spinning.
When I shut down the TurboTax at that point, and restart it, I then gen an Error 42001, Could not connect to the update site, even though I've been able to download the updates every time I did the uninstall/reinstall cycle. If I click Try Again, it usually opens the Checking for Software Updates window, and sometimes goes back to the Error 42001 window, and sometimes goes to the You're not connected to the Internet Window that also says, To activate your purchase, you'll need to connect to the internet, even though I can go a web browser and download new pages.
Help!! What's going on??
For this, you will need to either give us a call or try to complete a return/exchange through Costco.
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I tried both, with no success.
The first rep I talked to was able to get me one step further, to being able to enter the license code before not being able to get any further, but ended the call then.
The second rep didn't even get to that point before ending the call.
I went to Costco and bought another copy of Premier, but when I tried to install and run it, I ran into the same problem with the spinning dots.
Is it possible the problem is that so many people are trying to connect to the TurboTax servers now that's the problem? Sometimes when I install (I've been through the uninstall/reinstall cycle many times), I have to try multiple times to download the updates, or sometimes the updates fail, but I've always been able to eventually complete the updates. When I get to the activate stage, sometimes I've been able to enter the license code, then the next time, without having changed anything, I can't get to that point.
I'm wondering if I should just file an extension, and try again after April 18 when, presumably, many fewer people will be trying to connect to the TurboTax servers.
If not, any suggestions for other tax prep software? If I can't activate TurboTax, I'll need something else. I've been using TurboTax for about 30 years, so I haven't been keeping up with other options.
Try this.
Boot computer in Safe Mode with network.
See this link on how to get to Safe Mode with network.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/how-to-start-windows-10-in-safe-mode-with-networking/
See if you can get TT to work.
If it connects then there is something on your computer that is blocking access to TT.
As for any other tax software that is up to you search for and try.
If you want to stay with a desktop version the do a search for Desktop Tax software.
Please report back as to if the Safe Mode with network works or not.
Edit: Not sure but if you haven't, make any other browser the default browser and see if that works also.
Such as your default is Firefox make Chrome.
Also allow TT popups to work in any of the browsers.
We got it to activate on my wife's mac, so I gave up trying to get it to work on Windows.
I now have two CDs with license codes nobody else can use that I have to return to Costco.
I have a Lenovo Yoga 7i laptop running Windows 11. I have tried many options to install TurboTax 2022 Home and Business: Safe and normal mode, disabling all virus and firewall protection, selective startup, downloading 3 installation files, etc. I have also spoken with the call center twice. After 30 years of no installation issues, I cannot get to the validation screen. This is all I get:
I have had exactly the same problem and gotten the same error screen when trying to load the Turbotax 2022 software to my Dell desktop and Windows 11 operating system. Nothing I've tried has worked. I ended up downloading and using the Turbotax 2022 software on my wife's laptop which has Windows 10 operating system. Previously I was able to download and use Turbotax 2019, 2020, and 2021 on my desktop before the operating system was upgraded from Windows 10 to Windows 11.