From: nobody@nowhere.invalid   
      
   On Wed, 28 Jan 2026 07:42:07 -0500, Dennis    
   wrote:   
      
   >They did the same thing the last time MS dropped support for an OS (was   
   >it 2016?). I was due for an upgrade anyway so I bought a win10 notebook.   
      
   And for win7 (interesting that it mentions hex editing a setup file as a   
   workaround)...   
      
   Q: And for windows 7?   
      
   A: TurboTax Desktop dropped support for Windows 7 with the 2020 tax year   
   version (released late 2019/early 2020, for filing 2019 taxes onward,   
   but the cutoff was stricter for the next).Microsoft officially ended   
   support for Windows 7 (no more security updates) on January 14, 2020.   
   Intuit followed closely:For tax year 2019 (TurboTax 2019, filed in early   
   2020), it still installed and ran on Windows 7, though Intuit warned   
   against it due to security risks and didn't fully support it after   
   Microsoft's EOL. Users reported successful installs even shortly after   
   January 2020.   
      
   Starting with tax year 2020 (TurboTax 2020, released late 2019/early   
   2020 but enforced for that cycle), Intuit required Windows 8 or higher.   
   The software would not install or run properly on Windows 7 without   
   workarounds (like hex editing setup files, as some users shared in   
   forums/Gists), and Intuit provided no official support.   
      
   This pattern mirrors what happened with XP: Intuit typically allows the   
   version released around the EOL date to work (with warnings), but drops   
   it fully the following year for security and compatibility reasons.   
   Community reports from Intuit forums, Reddit, and blogs confirm TurboTax   
   2020+ explicitly blocked or didn't support Windows 7.If you're on an old   
   Win 7 machine:You could use archived TurboTax 2019 (or earlier) versions   
   for prior-year returns.   
      
   For newer taxes, switch to TurboTax Online (which works in browsers on   
   Win 7, though still risky without updates) or alternatives like   
   FreeTaxUSA, TaxAct (some still ran on Win 7 longer), or professional   
   help.   
      
   Intuit's policy aligns with pushing users to supported OSes for data   
   security during tax filing.   
      
   --   
      
   Dennis   
      
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