@JOCAR Yes, TurboTax Canada 2025 is fully compatible with Windows 10. While Intuit and Microsoft recommend Windows 11 for the best security and performance, Windows 10 remains a supported operating system for the 2025 software version.
Minimum Requirement: The baseline requirement is Windows 10 (64-bit).
Unsupported Versions: Older systems like Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 are strictly unsupported, and the software will not install on these platforms.
Selection During Launch: When you launch TurboTax Desktop, you may see recommendations to upgrade to Windows 11, but the software will function correctly on a fully updated version of Windows 10.
For the most current hardware and software specifications, refer to the official TurboTax Canada system requirements: How does the end of support for Windows 10 affect my TurboTax Desktop experience?
For US TurboTax support, please visit their website: https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/
More worries. Will my last 6 years of Turbotax (Canada) returns, made with Windows 10, open with Windows 11 ?
Also, can you clarify how “Turbotax on line” would work on a desktop P.C. using Windows 10.
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Is "Turbotax on line" just the way of delivery into my desktop? I will be continuing to use Windows 10; too advanced in age to consider a replacement.
Thank you,
Alec79
You are forcing your users to update Windows version 10 to Windows 11. In order for me to do that I will need to update my machine, which is working perfectly well. Sooooo, if I want to continue using your product, I have to shell out lots of money and time. I take this as a very faintly disguised extortion on Microsoft part!! Outside of that I have used Windows 11 and find it to be a useless, overly bloated piece of crap. To say noting of the articles I have read about it. Does more harm then good. NO THANK YOU I will pass.
The only option you have given me is to do it on-line, something that I am NOT comfortable doing.
I assume you have written security code into that website, perhaps you can write security code into the Desktop version. Or just let your users own web security take care of it.
Same here. The one and only thing I use windows for is Turbotax and that is now officially over as of now. I will just use spreadsheets. If they cant put security into the app itself, and need the OS, then its not secure anyway.
P.S. unless these idiots are unaware many of us cant even upgrade to Win 11 because of the TPM requirement which means a new PC.
P.P.S If intuit ever gets hacked I am sure there is no recourse except one of the useless 1 year security watch programs and sorry email. NO THANKS
That's sounds like a BOT response if i ever heard one. So how does Intuit use TPM 2.0 to secure my data? Most of the MS TPM requirements are to prevent OS piracy, ensure (MS) trusted applications, and someone from stealing my PC.
You do realize that Microsoft has extended free security updates through October 13, 2026, right?
Right?
Our product development team is aware, and we've passed on all customer comments & suggestions to our product development to them.
@TurboTaxSusan
Please make it a priority. There are many similar threads on Bogleheads and elsewhere saying the same thing. I'm sure many others like myself have been using your products for twenty years and would otherwise continue for another twenty or more if you weren't so adamant that you must needlessly break your product.
To be crystal clear, and I do ask that you relay this, you have no cause whatsoever to be more stringent than Microsoft itself.
It's as insane as trying to hand out your own handwritten speeding tickets to motorists traveling below the speed limit.
I just received a notice from Intuit that they are still not going to support Windows 10 even with security updates. Given the security updates makes Windows 10 as secure as it ever was , this shows Intuit's reasoning is thinly veiled malarky.
I am not going to upgrade to Windows 11 and put up with Microsoft every update causing major bugs in the operating system that affect users and create headaches. This whole dig your heels in from Intuit is typical corporate over reach, telling me how to use my computers. Banking level encryption is great until it is isn't and there are big hacks every month sending their user's data into the dark web. So I am not going to do Turbo Tax Online.
H&R Block is supporting Windows 10 going forward, how about that. I have used their product in the past and they seamlessly import Turbo Tax. So H&R Block here I come.
I was told by Microsoft(Oct. 23/2025) that I will have another year of updates for my Windows 10. So the updates will now end on October 2026. So my question is, will my computer be able to run Turbo Tax Version 2025 for the tax year 2025? My computer cannot be upgraded to Windows 11 because of hardware requirements. I would like to get at least one more year of using Turbo Tax. Thank you.
My question is: if I jailbreak my Windows 10 computer and Force Windows 11 onto it, will TT2025 run?
@user17613705870 Yes, TurboTax Desktop will work on Windows 11.
@Vote_Quimby Again, we pass on all your comments & concerns to the relevant teams within TurboTax Canada.
I'd also like to point out the even if they change their mind about supporting Windows 10 for 2025, that won't necessarily be the case next year.
@TurboTaxSusan
That's perfectly fine; I won't be running Windows 10 past Extended Security Updates anyways.
So just the one year that's ALREADY supported by Microsoft. It's not a slippery slope, just outrageously obvious common sense.
The download page currently has the following statement under system requirements;
"Operating systems
Windows 10 or later (Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 are not supported)
Can someone provide an unambiguous response to the Windows 10 / Windows 11 conundrum?
@JOCAR Yes, TurboTax Canada 2025 is fully compatible with Windows 10. While Intuit and Microsoft recommend Windows 11 for the best security and performance, Windows 10 remains a supported operating system for the 2025 software version.
Minimum Requirement: The baseline requirement is Windows 10 (64-bit).
Unsupported Versions: Older systems like Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 are strictly unsupported, and the software will not install on these platforms.
Selection During Launch: When you launch TurboTax Desktop, you may see recommendations to upgrade to Windows 11, but the software will function correctly on a fully updated version of Windows 10.
For the most current hardware and software specifications, refer to the official TurboTax Canada system requirements: How does the end of support for Windows 10 affect my TurboTax Desktop experience?
For US TurboTax support, please visit their website: https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/
I want to run turbotax 2025 on my computer that I cannot upgrade to Windows 11. What can I do??
@teachb A change was made due to customer feedback, so while we still recommend using Windows 11, TurboTax 2025 will run on Windows 10.
Software will function correctly on a fully updated version of Windows 10. This statement is a flat out lie.
I just downloaded it for the desktop and it DOES NOT EVEN LET YOU INSTALL IT ON WINDOWS 10. No message about security etc. Gave me two options: Turbox Tax Online or Upgrade your PC to Windows 11. Thanks for stealing my money.
@Anonymous Are you using TurboTax US or TurboTax Canada?
For TurboTax US, please contact the Intuit TurboTax Community.
Yes, we support TurboTax Canada. If you have any concerns about a US product, please contact them directly, as our expertise with their product is not the same.
You can go to the Intuit TurboTax US Community. You can create a new profile and post your question there so they can assist you.