{"id":300,"date":"2019-08-21T05:50:44","date_gmt":"2019-08-21T05:50:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.quickbooksphonenumber.com\/blog\/?p=300"},"modified":"2022-02-08T02:09:59","modified_gmt":"2022-02-08T02:09:59","slug":"update-quickbooks-desktop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quickbooksphonenumber.com\/blog\/update-quickbooks-desktop\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Update Your QuickBooks in a Professional way?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-935 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quickbooksphonenumber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Update-QuickBooks-Desktop.jpg\" alt=\"Update QuickBooks Desktop\" width=\"714\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quickbooksphonenumber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Update-QuickBooks-Desktop.jpg 714w, https:\/\/www.quickbooksphonenumber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Update-QuickBooks-Desktop-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 714px) 100vw, 714px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The most important thing is to update QuickBooks to the latest release because technology is moving every day and everyone wants to be updated. No doubt, updated technology helps to extend and manage business very easily. This is the main reason why <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intuit.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Intuit<\/strong><\/a> continuously improves their product and services. Every year they upgrade their old product with some changes, improvements, and fixes. Recently, QuickBooks launched is a new and improved version that is ready for download and installation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Some users get concerned about <strong>how to update QuickBooks Desktop<\/strong> to the latest release or version. Some of the time they don\u2019t know about the current update, latest release, changes, fixes, how to download, and many more. So, here is the write-up that will help you out. Go through this article to know in-depth about the latest release and many more points related to that. In case, you find it difficult to understand and need expert advice, contact the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickbooksphonenumber.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">QuickBooks Support<\/a><\/strong> team. Experts will help you out with your problem and give you the best remedy.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>How to update QuickBooks Desktop with the latest release<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Every year Intuit offers new releases that contain improvements, recent changes, and fixes. There are two methods to download the latest release or version.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Automatic Upgrade Mode(Default)<\/li>\n<li>Manual upgrade mode<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To know about the automatic updates, latest changes, and fix you have to turn on the automatic update option. This will directly update the software even if, it is not running. If you don\u2019t want to get an automatic update, you can turn off this feature. However, it is suggested to go for an update once a month and install it if available.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Another misunderstanding is about updating to the latest release. For example: from QuickBooks 2018 R3P to R5P and the current version QuickBooks Desktop 2018 to QuickBooks Desktop 2019. These are two different processes.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Find it out if you have the latest version patch<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Open<\/strong> your QuickBooks, hit the <strong>F2<\/strong> key, or else, <strong>press Ctrl + 1<\/strong> on your keyboard.<\/li>\n<li>Under the Product data Window, <strong>look for<\/strong> the version and Released.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Go<\/strong> for the latest release available for your product.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Download and install the QuickBooks release updates<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At the time we upgrade to the news release, it makes the data file mismatched with the old releases. To stop this, you have to do some minor changes to the database.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Manual QuickBooks Update:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h5><strong>Download from the Internet<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Go to<\/strong> the Downloads &amp; Updates page.<\/li>\n<li>Ensure that your product is <strong>selected<\/strong>. If <strong>not<\/strong>, then <strong>hit<\/strong> the Change link for the drop-down and <strong>choose<\/strong> your QuickBooks product.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Select<\/strong> the appropriate version or year.<\/li>\n<li>Now, <strong>tap<\/strong> on the\u201cSearch\u201d option.<\/li>\n<li>The option\u201c<strong>Get the latest updates<\/strong>\u201d, then <strong>select<\/strong> the \u201c<strong>Save\/Save<\/strong> File to download the update\u201d option.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Choose<\/strong> the option \u201cSave the update file to your desktop\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>When the download is over, double-click to<strong> install<\/strong> the file. You have to <strong>restart<\/strong> your Windows when the installation is over.<\/li>\n<li>You can <strong>install<\/strong> the manual updates over your network either by:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>a. Using the <strong>install<\/strong> file on your computer from the other one.<\/p>\n<p>b. Or copy the <strong>install<\/strong> file to a flash drive and after that, to the desktop of the other computer.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>From within QuickBooks Desktop:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Under the File menu,<strong> hit<\/strong> the \u201c<strong>Close Company or Log off<\/strong>\u201d option.<\/li>\n<li>If you <strong>go<\/strong> for multiple company files in QuickBooks Desktop, first, you need to do this step for every single company that is <strong>open<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hit<\/strong> the\u201cFile\u201d option and after that, <strong>click<\/strong> on\u201cExit\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>Now, <strong>Right-click<\/strong> the QuickBooks Desktop icon on your desktop.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Click<\/strong> on the option \u201cRun as administrator\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>Ensure that you are on the No Company Open screen.<\/li>\n<li>Under the Help menu, <strong>select<\/strong> the \u201cUpdate QuickBooks\u201d option.<\/li>\n<li>Now, <strong>Click<\/strong> on\u201cOptions\u201d.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Select<\/strong> the Mark All button and after that, hit the \u201c<strong>Save<\/strong>\u201d option.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Click<\/strong> on the option \u201cUpdate Now\u201d.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tap<\/strong> on Reset Update and after that, <strong>hit<\/strong> the Get Updates button.<\/li>\n<li>Once the Update Complete message appears, <strong>close<\/strong> the QuickBooks Desktop.<\/li>\n<li>After that, <strong>open<\/strong> QuickBooks Desktop. If you receive the message to <strong>put<\/strong> in the update, <strong>hit<\/strong> on the\u201cYes\u201d option.<\/li>\n<li>When the installation is done,<strong> restart<\/strong> your PC.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you got a Payroll subscription, download the up-to-date payroll tax table to method payroll in QuickBooks Desktop. Your Payroll subscription will be active.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Ultralight Patch<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">ULIP (Ultralight Patch) is a feature in QuickBooks Desktop wherever negligible essential fixes are often delivered while there is no requirement for the associate degree actual release patch.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The patch release method can last as is R releases like 2017 R5. So, access constant steps as Option 2 to put on the critical fixes. Moreover, make sure that critical Fixes are chosen prior you transfer the updates.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Automatic update<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Under the QuickBooks Help menu, <strong>hit<\/strong> the option\u201cUpdate QuickBooks\u201d.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Go<\/strong> to the \u201cUpdate Now\u201d option in the <strong>Update<\/strong> QuickBooks window.<\/li>\n<li>Neglect the table, you are performing not have to be obliged to change anything.<\/li>\n<li>Optional: <strong>Put<\/strong> a checkmark in the box labeled \u201cReset Update\u201d to remove all the previous update downloads.<\/li>\n<li>This will increase the amount of time required for the update.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tap<\/strong> on the option\u201cGet Updates\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>The recent unleash will download and you may have to <strong>restart<\/strong> your QuickBooks to put in the update.<\/li>\n<li>While restarting the QuickBooks, <strong>agree<\/strong> to the option to install the new release.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Download Automatic in Future<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Under the QuickBooks Help menu, <strong>hit<\/strong> the\u201cUpdate QuickBooks\u201d option.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Go to<\/strong> the \u201cOptions\u201d menu in the Update QuickBooks window.<\/li>\n<li>To turn automatic updates <strong>on<\/strong>, <strong>choose<\/strong> the radio button for Yes.<\/li>\n<li>(Optional) To share automatic downloads with different computers on your network, <strong>choose<\/strong> the radio button for <strong>Yes<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Tap on the option\u201c<strong>Close<\/strong>\u201d. Therefore, your QuickBooks can download the update when it is released.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p><strong>READ ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickbooksphonenumber.com\/blog\/quickbooks-refresher-tool\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HOW TO DOWNLOAD AND USE THE QUICKBOOKS REFRESHER TOOL<\/a>?<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So, these are the methods to Update QuickBooks Desktop to the Latest Release. Hence, we hope this works for you. 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