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How can I open TurboTax Desktop without updating it?

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March 21, 2023
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I bought TurboTax Deluxe 2022 with State on a CD for my desktop PC. I have already filed my federal and state returns. Today, I need to save a pdf file of my combined federal and state returns. However, when I launch TurboTax 2022 desktop, it insists that I update TurboTax. I do not want to do that. If I get audited, I want to have the exact version of TurboTax Desktop that I used when I filed, not an updated TurboTax that might produce a different tax return and get me in trouble.

I have used TurboTax for over a decade. I have always been able to open a tax return after filing without having to update TurboTax. This year, it does not allow that. How can I open TurboTax 2022 for the purposes of printing to pdf file without updating TurboTax?

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CarissaM

You can try the suggestion by @Dopus17 here, as it may help you bypass the update. @Steve_E

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Steve_EAuthor

@CarissaM When I click on the link in your reply, all I see is a Member Profile for Dopus17. There is no post. There is no reply. What am I doing wrong?

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MichelleLO

You can change the Updater Preferences in your software to keep the software from updating automatically.

Launch your TurboTax software and click the Online tab at the top of your screen.
Scroll down and select Updater Preferences
Now you can select either Ask me before getting Updates or I do not have an internet connection. I want to get updates on my own.

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