QuickBooks Desktop 2020 System Requirements

Discover what your PC needs to run the best QuickBooks Desktop 2020 experience. Get the best involvement in QuickBooks. Here’s useful information about the working framework, equipment, programming, and different necessities to run QuickBooks Desktop 2020.

QuickBooks Pro/Premier 2020 and QuickBooks Enterprise 20.0

Operating Systems

• Windows 10, all editions including 64-bit, natively installed
• Windows 8.1 (Update 1), all editions including 64-bit, natively installed
• Windows 7 SP1, all editions including 64-bit, natively installed (only ed until January 2020)
• Windows Server 2019
• Windows Server 2016
• Windows Server 2012 R2
• Windows Server 2012
• Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1

Database Servers

Windows Server 2016

OpenSuse 42.3

Hardware and Operating System Requirements (client and server)

Processor	2.4 GHz minimum
RAM	4GB minimum, 8GB Recommended
	Server RAM Requirements
	1-5 Users: 8 GB RAM
	10 Users: 12 GB RAM
	15 Users: 16 GB RAM
	20 Users: 20+ GB RAM
Disk space	2.5GB of disk space (additional required for data files)
	Additional software: 60MB for Microsoft .NET 4.6 Runtime, provided on the QuickBooks CD
	Additional requirements for Intuit Data Protect in QuickBooks Connected Services offerings (applies to the US only).
	Requires a minimum of 4.0GB RAM.
	Twice the size of the largest file set to back up + 100MB or twice the size to restore. The space is only required from the work folder LocalApplicationData+”Intuit\Intuit Data Protect”.
	Note: For the best performance, store your QuickBooks data file on a solid-state drive.
Windows	US version of Windows.
	Regional settings are ed when set to English.
	Administrator rights are required for the server computer when hosting Multi-User access.
	Natively installed means it was installed on a particular system or environment that it was designed for. This also means it doesn’t need to run in a virtual environment or with emulation software.
Optical Drive	4X DVD-ROM drive required for CD installations (unless QuickBooks is downloaded from Intuit server).
Screen Resolution	Display optimized for 1280 x 1024 screen resolution or higher with up to 2 extended monitors.
	Best optimized for the Default DPI setting for a given computer.

Programming similarity

You can incorporate QuickBooks with many different applications. The following is a rundown of the most well-known applications you can utilize. To discover more, go to the Intuit App Store.

Note: Additional RAM can improve the utilization of these highlights.

• Microsoft Office:
  • Office 2016 (including Outlook 2016) both on 32 and 64-bit.
  • Office 2010 SP2, Office 2013, and 365 (including Outlook 2010 and Outlook 2013) both on 32 and 64 bit.
  • Email Estimates, Invoices and other forms with Microsoft Outlook 2010-2016, Microsoft Outlook with Office 365, Gmail, Yahoo! Mail and Outlook.com, other SMTP-ing e-mail clients.
  • Preparing letters requires Microsoft Word 2016, 2013, or 2010 or Office 365 (includes 64-bit).
  • Exporting reports requires Microsoft Excel 2016, 2013, or 2010 SP2 or Office 365 (includes 64-bit).
  • Contact Synchronization with Microsoft Outlook requires Outlook 2010 (32-bit).
  • Synchronization with Outlook requires QuickBooks Contact Sync for Outlook(the download is available at no charge).
• QuickBooks Point of Sale V18.0 and V12.0
• TurboTax 2019, 2018 (Personal and Business)
• Lacerte 2019, 2018
• Pro-Series tax years 2018-2020 (For US only)
• Quicken 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016
• QuickBooks for Mac 2020, 2019, 2016
• Adobe Acrobat Reader: Business Planner, Payroll, and viewing forms require Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.0 or later.
• Payroll and other online features and services require Internet access with at least a 56 Kbps connection speed (1 Mbps recommended). A DSL or cable modem is recommended.
• Gmail, Yahoo Email, Windows Mail, Hotmail, and AOL (i.e. Mozilla Thunderbird Email Client*).
• Internet Explorer 11.

Firewall and antivirus software compatibility

We tested QuickBooks Pro 2020, Premier 2020, and Enterprise 20.0 with the following firewall and antivirus programs.

• Windows Server Firewall (all editions)
• Windows 8.1 Firewall (all editions)
• Windows 7 Firewall (all editions)
• Microsoft Security Essentials
• Avast
• AVG
• Symantec
• ESET
• Avira
• Kaspersky
• McAfee
• Bitdefender
• Malwarebytes

QuickBooks for Mac 2020 System Requirements

Minimum system requirements

Software compatibility

• Exporting report data: This requires Apple Numbers v3.5, Microsoft Excel 2016 or later, including Mac Office 365.
• Emailing: This requires Apple Mail, Microsoft Outlook 2016 or later, including Mac Office 365.
• Payment: This requires Intuit Merchant Service if you accept credit and debit cards. Merchant Service for QuickBooks for Mac is sold separately and subject to application approval. Debit card transactions are processed as Signature Debit, which does not require entering a PIN code.
• Payroll: Here are the Payroll services that will work with your QuickBooks for Mac
  • Intuit QuickBooks Payroll for Mac
  • Intuit Full-Service Payroll
  • Top Pay from Aatrix
    

• Mac apps: You can sync QuickBooks Desktop for Mac with Apple’s Calendar, Messages, and Contacts.
• File conversion: QuickBooks for Mac 2020 s:
  • One-way conversion to QuickBooks Online
  • One-way conversion from QuickBooks Desktop for Windows 2016 to 2019
  • Two-way conversion from and to QuickBooks Desktop 2020.

If any users need personalized instruction on QuickBooks 2020 Release Date and New Features, for help call our Quickbooks Desktop Support Phone at +1-800-816-6849 available round the clock for QuickBooks 2020 users.