XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-10   
   From: winstonmvp@gmail.com   
      
   Char Jackson wrote on 1/28/2026 12:54 PM:   
   > On Wed, 28 Jan 2026 04:33:08 -0500, Maria Sophia   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   >> Yet again, Intuit blindsided loyal users, this time by requiring Win11 for   
   >> the 25 tax year when the version of Windows was never previously an issue.   
   >   
   > I've been using Turbotax since 1984 and I wasn't blindsided.   
   >   
   > Intuit sent out an email alerting me to this change on 8/21/2025 and a   
   > second notice, mostly identical to the first, on 10/22/25. Plus, the   
   > product listing on Amazon, where I usually buy mine, clearly said   
   > Windows 11 required.   
   >   
   Similar notification, two notices, Sept 2025, early Nov. 2025 that Win11   
   was required for 2025 editions.   
      
   Have purchased 'Deluxe' edition from Staples in past, Amazon was cheaper   
   this year - both sources' content for purchase indicated Win11 requirement.   
      
   Intuit reason for ceased support for use on Win10 was specific and due to   
   MSFT ending support for Win10 security(regardless of ESU option) updates.   
     -i.e. Intuit prioritizing usage for security reasons.   
     - not much different than Intuit practice in the past that ended   
   support for use on Windows 7 in 2020, and reiterated Win7 not possible   
   for the next 4 yrs. 2024 editions required Win10 or Win11(with initial   
   availability in late 2023).  Thus, it was inevitable that once Win10 EOL   
   occurred, Win11 would be the only supported o/s for use for purchased   
   home installed editions.   
      
      
      
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