{"id":41592,"date":"2019-03-01T13:32:29","date_gmt":"2019-03-01T19:32:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resource-center.hrblock.com\/?post_type=support&#038;p=41592"},"modified":"2020-12-15T16:55:13","modified_gmt":"2020-12-15T22:55:13","slug":"update-software","status":"publish","type":"support","link":"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/support\/software\/technical-issues-software\/update-software\/","title":{"rendered":"How Do I Update H&#038;R Block Software?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tax laws and forms can change throughout the tax season. They might even have changed since we released the H&amp;R Block Tax Software program.<\/p>\n<p>We recommend you update your H&amp;R Block software frequently so you&#8217;ll have the latest forms and information. You must be connected to the Internet to check for updates and update the H&amp;R Block Tax Software.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re updating your state program, your federal program might be updated at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re running one of these operating systems, you&#8217;ll need administrator privileges to download and install updates:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Windows 8<\/li>\n<li>Windows 8.1<\/li>\n<li>Windows 10<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To update from within the H&amp;R Block program:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>When you check for an update, we&#8217;ll show the\u00a0<strong>H&amp;R Block Tax Software Manager\u00a0<\/strong>dialog box.<\/li>\n<li>In this dialog box, click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>If an update is available, click <strong>Update<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Follow the on-screen instructions to download and install the update.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Update H&amp;R Block Software Using the Update Center<\/h2>\n<p>You can always update your H&amp;R Block software using our <strong>Update Center\u00a0<\/strong>if you:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Have problems updating from within the program.<\/li>\n<li>Have Internet access on a different computer from the one you prepared your return on.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Update H&amp;R Block Software\u00a0<\/strong><strong>for\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Windows <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can visit the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-software\/updates-back-editions.html\">H&amp;R Block Tax Software Update Center<\/a><\/strong> to see any updates available to you for this year or any prior-year software.<\/p>\n<p>For a federal update in your current-year software program:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Under the\u00a0<strong>Federal Updates<\/strong> section, click the\u00a0<strong>Windows Program Updates<\/strong> link.<\/li>\n<li>From the drop-down list, choose the product version, then click <strong>Download Update<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>For a state update in your current-year software program:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Under the\u00a0<strong>State Updates<\/strong> section, click the\u00a0<strong>Windows Program Updates<\/strong> link.<\/li>\n<li>From the drop-down list, choose the appropriate state program, then click <strong>Download Update<\/strong>. If your state isn&#8217;t listed in the drop-down menu, an update hasn&#8217;t been released yet.<\/li>\n<li>Save the update file to your desktop.<\/li>\n<li>Close the H&amp;R Block Tax Software program.<\/li>\n<li>Right-click the <strong>.exe<\/strong> file and choose <strong>Run as Administrator<\/strong>.\u00a0If you can&#8217;t find the update file you downloaded, you might have to perform a search for the file.<\/li>\n<li>Follow the instructions displayed by the update program to complete the installation.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Update H&amp;R Block Software\u00a0<\/strong><strong>for\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Mac users <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can visit our website to see any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-software\/updates-back-editions.html\">updates<\/a> available to you for this year or any prior-year software.<\/p>\n<p>For a federal update:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Under the\u00a0<strong>Federal Updates<\/strong> section, click the\u00a0<strong>Apple Program Updates<\/strong> link.<\/li>\n<li>From the drop-down list, choose the product version, then click <strong>Download Update<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>For a state update:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Under the\u00a0<strong>State Updates<\/strong> section, click the <strong>Apple Program Updates<\/strong> link.<\/li>\n<li>From the drop-down list, choose the appropriate state program and then click <strong>Download Update<\/strong>.\u00a0If your state isn&#8217;t listed in the drop-down menu, an update hasn&#8217;t been released yet.<\/li>\n<li>Save the update file to your desktop.<\/li>\n<li>Close the H&amp;R Block Tax Software program.<\/li>\n<li>Double-click the <strong>.dmg<\/strong> file.<\/li>\n<li>Follow the on-screen prompts to install the update.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tax laws and forms can change throughout the tax season. 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