A step by step guide to Update QuickBooks Desktop
                     AN EFFECTIVE GUIDE TO UPDATE QUICKBOOKS 
DESKTOP
QUICKBOOKS BEING A RENOWNED APPLICATION, NEEDS TO BE KEPT UPDATED AFTER 
A SPECIFIC TIME PERIOD. IT IS A NECESSITY SO THAT EACH QUICKBOOKS USER CAN 
EXPERIENCE A HASSLE-FREE FUNCTION OF THE SOFTWARE. WITH THE RELEASE OF 
EACH UPDATE, A NEW FEATURE GETS INTRODUCED, OR A FORMER FEATURE COMES 
WITH AN IMPROVISED VERSION. SO, IN THIS BLOG, LET US LOOK AT EACH DETAIL ON 
HOW TO UPDATE QUICKBOOKS DESKTOP BY FOLLOWING SOME EASY-TO-GO STEPS. 
THE UPDATE METHOD FOR EACH VERSION OF THE QUICKBOOKS APPLICATION IS 
SIMILAR. IN ADDITION, WE SUGGEST YOU GIVE THIS ARTICLE A COMPLETE READ.
IF YOU FACE ANY DIFFICULTY WHILE UPDATING QUICKBOOKS, REACH OUT TO 
OUR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TEAM FOR HELP THROUGH 1.855.738.2784 .
WHAT ARE THE MERITS OF DOWNLOADING THE 
UPDATES OF QUICKBOOKS TO THE LATEST RELEASE?
YOU CAN GAIN MULTIPLE BENEFITS BY UPDATING YOUR QUICKBOOKS WITH TIME. GET 
TO THE BENEFITS BY READING OUT THE FOLLOWING POINTS-
•     YOU EXPERIENCE A SMOOTH PERFORMANCE OF THE APPLICATION.
•     YOU DO NOT RECEIVE FREQUENT TECHNICAL GLITCHES.
•     IT LETS YOU ENJOY THE NEWEST FEATURES AND SERVICES.
THE ENTIRE PROCEDURE TO DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL 
THE CURRENT AVAILABLE UPDATES OF YOUR 
QUICKBOOKS DESKTOP
IF YOU ARE NEW TO QUICKBOOKS OR UPDATING THE QUICKBOOKS APPLICATION FOR THE 
FIRST TIME, THEN YOU MUST GO THROUGH THE FOLLOWING STEPS TO LEARN THE 
PROCESS OF UPDATING THE SOFTWARE. WE HAVE EXPLAINED TWO METHODS; IN WHICH 
THE FIRST ONE SHOWS HOW TO UPDATE IT MANUALLY, AND ALTERNATIVE IS PERFORMING 
THE AUTOMATIC UPDATE-

METHOD 1: UPDATING THE QUICKBOOKS PROGRAM MANUALLY
• MOVE ON TO THE ‘START’ MENU OF THE WINDOWS DESKTOP.
• LOCATE THE QB SOFTWARE. IF YOU CANNOT FIND IT, THEN SEARCH FOR THE APP IN THE 
‘SEARCH’ FIELD.
• AFTER YOU SPOT IT, RIGHT-CLICK ON THE QUICKBOOKS ICON AND THEN TAP ON THE ‘RUN AS 
ADMINISTRATOR’ OPTION.
• IN THE NEXT STEP, GO TO THE ‘HELP’ MENU OF THE NO COMPANY OPEN SCREEN. IF YOU DO 
NOT KNOW HOW TO ACCESS THAT WINDOW, THEN CLICK ON THE ‘CTRL’ KEY AND DOUBLE-
CLICK ON THE QB ICON.
•  FROM THE MENU, SELECT THE ‘UPDATE QUICKBOOKS DESKTOP’ OPTION.
•  MOVE THE CURSOR TO THE ‘OPTIONS’ TAB.
•  CHOOSE ‘MARK ALL’ AND THEN ‘SAVE’.
•  NOW, SHIFT TO THE ‘UPDATE NOW’ TAB AND CHECKMARK THE ‘RESET UPDATE’ CHECKBOX.
•  AFTER THAT, HIT ‘GET UPDATES’.
•  ONCE THE DOWNLOAD COMPLETES, QUIT THE QB DESKTOP AND RESTART IT.
• INSTALL THE UPDATES AND THEN RESTART THE DEVICE TO USE THE UPDATED QUICKBOOKS 
PROGRAM.
METHOD 2: UPDATING THE QUICKBOOKS APPLICATION 
AUTOMATICALLY
• IN THE VERY BEGINNING, RUN YOUR QUICKBOOKS DESKTOP.
• CLICK ON THE ‘HELP’ MENU.
• UNDER THE MENU, CHOOSE THE ‘UPDATE QUICKBOOKS DESKTOP’ OPTION.
•  PROCEED FURTHER BY GOING TO THE ‘UPDATE NOW’ SECTION.
• FROM THAT SECTION, OPT FOR THE ‘GET UPDATES’ OPTION IN ORDER TO START 
DOWNLOADING THE UPDATES.
•  ONCE DONE, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO OPEN QUICKBOOKS AGAIN.
•  AFTER THE DEVICE GIVES A COMMAND, TAP ON THE RELEVANT OPTION AND 
INSTALL THE DOWNLOADED UPDATES.
•  IF YOU WISH TO SET AUTOMATIC UPDATES FOR THE FUTURE, THEN FROM THE 
‘OPTIONS’ TAB, HIT THE ‘YES’ BUTTON TO ENABLE THE AUTOMATIC UPDATES.
• BY DOING THIS, YOU WILL NOT NEED TO UPDATE QUICKBOOKS EVERY TIME WHEN A 
NEW UPDATE IS RELEASED.
ALTHOUGH WE HAVE PROVIDED A DETAILED PROCEDURE ON HOW TO 
UPDATE QUICKBOOKS DESKTOP, IF YOU STILL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE ANY 
PROBLEMS, DO NOT HESITATE TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH ONE OF OUR 
PROFESSIONALS AT 1.855.738.2784