How To Update QuickBooks Desktop To Latest Release?+1-877-383-3611

How To Update QuickBooks Desktop To Latest Release? +1-877-383-3611

Updating your QuickBooks Desktop application to the latest released version is always beneficial as it ensures better security and performance and you get all the latest features added to the application. Updating also ensures that you get rid of security flaws and any bugs in the application that sometimes causes QuickBooks to throw errors while in use. If you are still using an outdated version of QuickBooks Desktop application and wanted to have the latest one with all the updated features and capabilities, then follow the instructions mentioned in this article that will help you update QuickBooks Desktop to the latest released version.

How you can update your QuickBooks Desktop?

You can download the update from the internet using multiple methods. Make sure that your internet is fast and connection is good. Here are your options:

Automatic QuickBooks Update Method (default setting)
On-Demand Update Method
Release Download
Manual QuickBooks Update

After the updates are downloaded, QB itself starts installing all the imperative files to the appropriate location and folders on your computer. You receive a notification to install the update, whenever you restart your QuickBooks the next time. You may also have to close QB and restart it to allow updates to take effect. In case you use QuickBooks in multi-user mode, it’s mandatory to install the update on all the computers.

Benefits of Updating QuickBooks Desktop Version

Updating the version of your QuickBooks Desktop application is different from upgrading the version of the product, for example, Intuit® frequently releases updates for its various versions of QuickBooks like 2018, 2017, 2019, and QuickBooks 2020 whereas product update is released only once a year. Down below we have listed the benefits of updating your version of QuickBooks Desktop application.

Updating ensures better security of your data.
You get more improved performance of the app on your operating system.
Fixes to some common security loops and bugs in the application.
New enhanced features like Real-Time Invoice Status Tracking, improved data file optimization feature and more.
Error-free user experience.

How to Check if your QuickBooks Desktop app is Updated?

There are two methods of updating the QuickBooks Desktop app the first one is the automatic update method and the other one is using the manual update method. If you have not set up your QuickBooks to update automatically, then you must first need to check whether you have the updates installed.

Open QuickBooks and press Ctrl + 1 or F2 key on your keyboard to get the Product Information window.
On the Product Information window, check the version and latest release of the QuickBooks patch.
Compare the latest version of your QuickBooks patch from the links given below.
If your QuickBooks version is not updated then follow the in