{"id":41611,"date":"2019-02-19T11:27:09","date_gmt":"2019-02-19T17:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/?post_type=support&#038;p=41611"},"modified":"2020-08-10T14:11:28","modified_gmt":"2020-08-10T19:11:28","slug":"cannot-install-software","status":"publish","type":"support","link":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/support\/software\/technical-issues-software\/cannot-install-software\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Can\u2019t I Install My H&#038;R Block Tax Software?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re having problems installing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-software\/\">H&amp;R Block software<\/a> at home, keep this information in mind:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Allow the program to install to the hard drive location that\u2019s automatically selected by the software installer.<\/li>\n<li>You&#8217;ll need administrative privileges to install the software. 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