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Repair QuickBooks installation
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If this works, then users must try to repair the QB program in the following way:

💠 First, users must press Windows + E, which will open the ‘Computer’ window; in Windows 8, users must select the ‘Computer’ tab. Next, select ‘Uninstall or change a program’, and then select ‘QuickBooks’, followed by ‘Uninstall/Change’.
💠 Then, in the ‘QuickBooks Installation’ window, choose ‘Next’ and click the ‘Repair’ radio button. Now, select ‘Next’ and choose ‘Repair’.
💠 Finally, select ‘Finish’. This should repair the QuickBooks installation.
💠 Next, users must update QuickBooks to the latest release.

Updating QuickBooks
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💠 Before updating, users must check if they have the latest release patch For QuickBooks.
💠 Users must press F2 (or Ctrl + 1) while keeping QuickBooks Desktop open.
💠 Then, they must check the latest version and release in the ‘Product Information’ window.

Note: Updating to a new release (such as from QuickBooks 2017 R3P to R5P) mustn’t be confused with upgrading to a new version (such as from QuickBooks Desktop 2017 to QuickBooks Desktop 2018).

Downloading and Installing QuickBooks Release
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Updating from within QuickBooks Desktop

Below are the steps to download, install or update QuickBooks Desktop:

💠 In the ‘File’ menu, users must choose ‘Close Company/Logoff’. (If several company files are opened in QuickBooks, this must be done for each open file.)
💠 Now, select ‘File’-> ‘Exit’ and then right-click on the QuickBooks icon on the desktop.
💠 Now, users must select ‘Run as administrator’ and ensure that they are in the ‘No Company Open’ screen.
💠 Next, they must select ‘Update QuickBooks’ in the ‘Help’ menu and then select ‘Options’. Now, choose the ‘Mark All’ button and select ‘Save’. Next, select ‘Update Now’, followed by ‘Reset Update’ and then choose the ‘Get Updates’ button.
💠 Now, open QuickBooks; if the message to install update appears, select ‘Yes’. Once the installation is done, restart the computer.

Automatic Update
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A. Downloading and installing automatic update immediately

Below are the steps to automatically update QuickBooks Desktop:

💠 First, select ‘Update QuickBooks’ in the ‘Help’ menu. Then, click the ‘Update 💠 Now’ tab in the ‘Update QuickBooks’ window. Don’t make any changes to the table.
💠 Optionally, check the ‘Restart Update’ box to delete previous update downloads.
💠 Now, select ‘Get Updates’. The latest release will start downloading and QuickBooks will have to be restarted to install the update. Users must accept the option to install the release while restarting QuickBooks.

B: Downloading update automatically in the future

Below are the steps to automatically download or update QuickBooks Desktop in the future:

💠 Select ‘Update QuickBooks’ in ‘Help’ menu and then select ‘Options’ tab in the ‘Update QuickBooks’ window. Now, check the ‘Yes’ radio button for allowing automatic updates.
💠 Optionally, select ‘Yes’ radio button for sharing automatic downloads with other computers on the user’s network.
💠 Finally, select ‘Close’.
💠 The update will be downloaded by QuickBooks upon its release.