QuickBooks was released by Intuit a few decades ago as a bookkeeping software for small businesses. Due to its efficiency and a wide variety of valuable features, it’s currently being used by many categories of users like accountants, freelancers, entrepreneurs, etc. The software is the most preferred choice worldwide and has been employed by more than a million users. But like any other software, QuickBooks also deals with technical glitches that can become troublesome. Users have recently reported that it doesn’t matter how much they try, but QuickBooks won't open. So, we decided to come up with this blog to help them understand the reasons it happens and the methods to fix it.
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About the issue
QuickBooks may sometimes behave abnormally and will not open even after many attempts. In this case, first of all, you should not keep clicking on the icon to open it and give QuickBooks time to load. This issue mainly occurs due to compatibility issues or interruptions from other programs running on your computer. A lot of factors other than QuickBooks can be responsible for this issue. You’ll have to get the error fixed before trying to run QuickBooks.
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Reasons
Some of the reasons for this error to occur are mentioned below-
- The system specifications don’t match the requirements of QuickBooks, or you may be using an old version of Windows that raises compatibility issues.
- A security software running on your computer blocks the background processes of QuickBooks, due to which the software fails to open.
- The company file has been damaged, or QuickBooks has developed internal issues due to incomplete installation.
Solutions
The methods that can be utilized to eliminate this error from QuickBooks Desktop are given below-
Solution 1- Try to close the company file and reopen it
It can be true that the company file you opened the last time on QuickBooks is damaged, and the software is suffering due to it. You can fix this issue by suppressing the QuickBooks desktop in case you don’t get blocked by an error while doing it. Follow the steps given below-
- Press the Ctrl key and click on the QuickBooks icon to open it.
- If QuickBooks runs and you see the No Company Window, choose a company file and click Open.
Try the next method if you face an error, the software crashes or fails to open the company file.
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Solution 2- Use the QuickBooks Install Diagnostic Tool
QuickBooks tool hub can be used to get over this minor issue in the software. Update the QuickBooks Tool hub to the latest version and follow the steps given below-
- Open the QuickBooks Tool hub and click on Installation Issues.
- Click on QuickBooks Install Diagnostic tool and wait for it to finish.
- Reboot your PC after the tool finishes and try to open QuickBooks.
These methods will fix the error in QuickBooks.
Conclusion
We have reached this blog’s farthest limit, which provides the reasons why QuickBooks won't open and the methods you can opt for to get rid of this issue. We hope you used the methods and the problem was fixed in QuickBooks.
If there are any other issues, give us a call at +1-855-948-3646 and let our QB support team handle the issue.
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