If hosting isn’t enabled in the accounting software, QuickBooks multi-user mode will not work. Proper configuration requires you to enable hosting at the end.

Here are the steps to enable multi-user mode hosting in QuickBooks desktop:

💠 Launch QuickBooks Desktop.
💠 Go to the File menu.
💠 Click on Utilities.
💠 Click on Host Multi-User Access.
💠 Click on Yes.

Now that you’ve enabled hosting and configured the network properly, you can start using the multi-user mode. However, note that not all functions are available in the multi-user mode, so you’ll have to switch user modes depending on the feature that you’re trying to use.

Often incorrect preferences set for hosting can result in the multi-user mode not working properly. Because the multi-user mode requires multiple workstations to access the company file from a single server, any errors with the hosting environment or preferences is going to directly lead to the multi-user mode not working.

Here are the options that you have for hosting QuickBooks desktop and ensuring that Multi-user mode doesn’t stop working:

💠 Dedicated hosting: it means that the server storing the company file contains only your data and is available only to you. No other user or company shares the resources of this server.
💠 Peer to peer hosting: instead of hosting the company file on a separate server, you can use a computer connected to the network with other workstations to enable multi-user mode.
💠 Alternate hosting: all the other alternatives such as hosting on a data server then using a workstation as a bridge is also possible.
💠 In not hosting mode: this mode won’t support the multi-user mode, so don’t choose this if you want multiple users to work simultaneously on the accounting software.
💠 In hosting local files only mode: this mode supports the multi-user mode, and enables sync to the main company file till the time the server or hosting computer is switched on.
💠 In hosting local & remote files mode: another option to get the collaboration functionality with the possibility to host other files that aren’t stored locally on the computer.

Once you’ve installed QuickBooks desktop and database server manager on your server computer, you need to scan the company files so that the database server manager can manage the sync.

If QuickBooks multi-user mode isn’t working, try to scan the company files using the steps given below:

💠 Go to the Start menu.
💠 Type in Database.
💠 Click on QuickBooks Database Server Manager.
💠 Click on the Scan Folders tab.
💠 Choose the option to Browse.
💠 Choose the folder that contains the company files.
💠 Click on Ok, then Start Scan.

Once the scan finishes, the company files inside the selected folder will appear in the database server manager. These company files can be used in the multi-user mode now because all the changes are noted and synced to the company files using the provided utility.

.ND and.TLG is the network information and exchange log files in QuickBooks separately that assists QuickBooks with associating and opening the company file. Harm in any of these files can trigger issues getting to the company file in QuickBooks and accordingly renaming these files power QuickBooks to make new ones that are liberated from any defilement and harm. 

Below are the steps to rename TLG and .nd files:

💠 Before renaming the.TLG and.ND files; here are the means to assist you with finding them- 
💠 Open the QuickBooks Desktop Company File. 
💠 While on the Home page press the F2 key. 
💠 The Product Information window opens up. Under File Information, you will discover the area of the Company File. The .TLG and .QBW.ND files are found in a similar organizer. 
💠 From the area right-click on the previously mentioned files to rename them.

QuickBooks Database Server Manager is a utility that is explicitly evolved to assist users with associating the company file in multi-user mode. Running the tool will give you the choice to scan for the company file on the server PC and eventually help you settle the error running QuickBooks in multi-user mode.

If the steps below are followed word by word, QuickBooks Database Server Manager will be fine:

💠 Firstly, you have to close the QuickBooks application and download the QuickBooks Tool Hub application
💠 Whenever you have downloaded it’s anything but an available area, open QuickBooksToolHub.exe from that point. 
💠 Consent to the Terms and conditions to install it without any interruption. 
💠 QuickBooks Tool Hub License Agreement 
💠 Open it whenever it has been introduced. 
💠 Then, you have to choose the QuickBooks Tool Hub 
💠 In QuickBooks Tools Hub, select Network Issues and pick QuickBooks Database Server Manager. 
💠 QuickBooks Tool Hub Network Issues 
💠 From that point, Start Scan for your company files on the off chance that it is opened. Else, Browse it from the area and afterward Start scanning.

QuickBooks Database Server Manager

After the Scan has run, even the firewall consents are fixed with QuickBooks Database Server Manager.

💠 Hit the click on the Close button. 
💠 Take a stab at getting your workstations into the multi-user mode to check whether the “Can’t change to multi-user mode” inconvenience is fixed. 

There are sure services that run behind the scenes of your Windows PC and assist QuickBooks with running effectively in multi-user mode. If any of these administrations quits working or are not set to run naturally when the Windows begins, you may confront challenges running QuickBooks in multi-user mode. With the accompanying advances, we will begin the QuickBooks database administration and set it to run naturally to dispose of multi-user errors in QuickBooks.

To resolve the multi-user mode of QuickBooks services, follow the points below to check the services on your server:

💠 On your server PC, the first thing you have to do is open the Windows Start menu. 
💠 Then, write the Run in the content box to open the Run order window. 
💠 By composing in services.MSC into the Run window hit Enter. 
💠 Go to the services MCS Command 
💠 At the point when you discover the QuickbooksDBXX, double-tap on it. 
💠 In the Startup type, set it to Automatic. 
💠 Quickbooks Database Service 
💠 The help status ought to either be Running or Started.
💠 Else click on Start. 
💠 Move to the Recovery tab. 
💠 Quickbooks DB Service Recovery Tab 
💠 From the accompanying drop-down menus, pick Restart the Service. 
💠 First disappointment, Second Failure, and Subsequent disappointments. 
💠 Select Apply and pick OK to save the changes. 
💠 Repeat similar strides for QBCFMonitorService. 

Windows Firewall is one such part of the Windows working framework that if not arranged as expected can impede every single procedure on Windows. Adhere to the directions recorded beneath and re-design Windows Firewall settings to permit QuickBooks to run in multi-user mode. 

Configure Windows Firewall settings to resolve multi-user mode with the instructions below:

💠 Initially, open the Control board from the Windows Start button. 
💠 Quest for Windows Firewall and hit an Enter key. 
💠 Windows Firewall Start Menu 
💠 Click on Allow an application through Windows Firewall alternative. 
💠 Permit an application through Windows Firewall 
💠 Press Change Settings and register the container under Public rundown for the QuickBooks application. 
💠 Hit on OK and select Public for the application. 
💠 Attempt to run QuickBooks in the multi-user mode indeed to see that Errors like H202 and related ones are fixed.

Adding the server subtleties to the Windows Host file will assist Windows with distinguishing and associating with the server PC that has the company file saved on it. Utilizing Notepad on the PC that is confronting the Cannot change to multi-user mode issue, access the windows hosts file.

Use the below steps to add server details in the Windows hosts file:

💠 The host file is situated at (C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\Etc\). 
💠 Then, open Notepad as Admin, if necessary. 
💠 Type the server’s IP address after the last IP address. 
💠 Utilize the Tab key and type in the server name. 
💠 Click on the Save from the File menu. 
💠 Hit the next click on the Exit. 
💠 Post if the issue of QuickBooks multi-user mode not working is settled. 

Before beginning with the means beneath to tackle QuickBooks multi-user not synchronizing error, turn on the Network Discovery. It should be turned on onto the server and workstations that result in QuickBooks Error H505. 

Below are the steps to ping a user server from a workstation:

💠 Open the Start menu on your server and workstations confronting the error. 
💠 Into the pursuit, bar enter Network and open Network and Sharing Center. 
💠 Windows Network and Sharing Center 
💠 Click on Change Advanced Sharing Settings From there Turn on Network Discovery and File and Printer Sharing. 
💠 Windows Turn on Network Discovery and File and Printer Sharing 
Get the name of the server. 
💠 Into the Run window from the pursuit bar, type CMD, and hit Enter. 
💠 In the CMD window, in the wake of entering ipconfig/all content, press Enter. 
💠 ipconfig/all Command 
💠 On the screen close to Hostname is composed the server name. 
💠 Note down the Host Name. 
💠 To test the server, move to the workstation. 
💠 Click on the Start menu and open the Run order window. 
💠 Type CMD in the Run window. 
💠 Then, at that point, type “ping_[your server name],” and hit Enter. Type in the server name without the sections.