Easy Guide to Update QuickBooks Desktop to the Latest Release

 

QuickBooks users have a propensity to update their copy of the accounting programs to the latest release. This allows them to leverage the updated functionalities and technical security features that come with each new update. There are different methods that allow users to update QuickBooks to the latest release. This discussion shall unravel all these avenues of updating QuickBooks Desktop to the latest release.

 

How to check whether QuickBooks Desktop is updated?

The steps for checking the status of the update are:

•        The initial step to take is to run QuickBooks as an admin, and following that, the user needs to press the F2 key. This action will open the Product Information window.

•        Herein, the users can check the current version of the program that has been set up on the system.

•        If the version is older than the recently released one, the user should go for the process to update QuickBooks Desktop by performing the instructions given in the subsequent section.

 

How to Update the QuickBooks Desktop to Latest Release?

Manual Method 1

The first approach requires users to stick to the following guidelines in QuickBooks.

•        The first step requires opening QuickBooks and then hitting on the Help tab.

•        The subsequent step requires opting for the Update QuickBooks option in the Help tab.

•        Following that, choose the Mark All option in the Options box, and subsequently hit on the Save button.

•        Follow up by clicking on the Update Now tab. Herein, make sure to hit on the box besides the Reset Update option.

•        Once done with that, the user should initiate the downloading of updates by clicking on the Get Updates button.

•        When the update process is complete, the following step requires running QuickBooks again and hitting on yes on the on-screen prompt that relates to the installation of the QuickBooks update.

•        Follow up by running QuickBooks, and hitting the F2 key again. Herein, the user should again check the section enlisting the Product details and the update version. The name should be updated.

 

Manual Method 2

This method should be resorted to in case of any technical issue encountered when updating QuickBooks within the accounting program itself. The steps include:

•        The user should initially navigate to the website of Intuit, and from therein, he/she should head to the Downloads and Updates page.

•        Subsequent step requires hitting on the Search button. Herein, the user should opt for the Country, Product, and the version of QuickBooks installed on the system (These details can be checked in the Product Information window by pressing the F2 key in QuickBooks).

•        The user should then tap on the Get Latest Updates link located at the bottom of the download page.

•        Get the file downloaded on the system, and then double-click on the file to initiate the update installation.

•        When the updates have successfully installed, the user should again run QuickBooks and press the F2 key. The version should be updated.

 

Procedure to Enable QuickBooks Automatic Updates

If you don’t want to get involved in the hassle involved in the manual update procedure, you should enable the Automatic updates option by abiding with the following steps:

•        In the beginning, run QuickBooks and then advance to the Help tab.

•        Herein, opt for the Update QuickBooks Desktop option.

•        Now, make a move to the Options tab, and subsequently, tick-mark the option besides the Shared Downloads and Automatic Updates option.

•        Follow up by clicking on the Close button.

 

Conclusion

This article subsumed the different methods to update QuickBooks Desktop to the latest version. If you face any impediment while performing the methods encapsulated in this article, you can contact our QuickBooks desktop support experts at the helpline i.e., 1-800-615-2347.