Lost or missed your password for QuickBooks desktop? Well, in this hectic schedule full of responsibilities, a situation might arise when you tend to lose your QuickBooks admin or user password. This is a pretty common issue and there is no need to panic in such a scenario, as we have a solution for that. It is very much possible to reset the password for QuickBooks desktop and get back the access to it.
All you have to do is to perform certain steps that we have tried to summarize in this particular segment, and get back your password. Either read this segment carefully or get on a call with our tech geeks, and jump out of such an issue easily.
Following can be the steps to reset the password for QuickBooks desktop
Before starting note that if you are upgrading to QuickBooks desktop 2021, then resetting the password in your earlier version of QuickBooks first is suggested. Steps below can help in resetting the password. The steps for different cases might differ, so select accordingly.
Case 1: Reset the password for QuickBooks 2019 (admin)
- At first, select “I forgot my password” from the login window.
- Click on the link and enter the required information. The information might involve the following:
- Licence number
- Name
- Email address
- ZIP code
- And the phone number
- Furthermore, you need to click on ok tab, which will send you a code to your registered email.
- Last but not the least, pay heed to the onscreen instructions and you are done with creating a new password.
Case 2: Change admin password for QuickBooks 2020
- Being QuickBooks 2020 user, you need to select “I forgot my password” on the company login window.
2. Further, select email id from the drop-down list and then click on next option. This will send you an email containing a token to reset the password.
It should be noted that if the drop-down list is not available or is not showing your particular email address, then you can select the “don’t see your email in the list above?” option and perform instructions available on the screen.
3. Enter the token that you received via email and then reset the password successfully.
Reset a non-admin password in QuickBooks desktop for Mac
These steps are only for limited users. Only the company file admin can reset a password for non-admin users.
- Firstly, sign in to the company file as the admin.
- After that, from the Company menu, choose Users and Passwords opt.
- Furthermore, choose the user you want to change the password, and then choose Edit option.
- Now you need to select the lock icon, then enter the new password.
- Last step to perform is choose Save.
By now, you might be able to successfully get back your access to QuickBooks. Well, if not then it is a matter to be concerned about.
Get on a call with our tech savvy professionals in order to reset your password for QuickBooks Desktop, who can help you in getting back with the password and access to QuickBooks. Reach out to us at 1-800-615-2347, and our QuickBooks desktop technical support team will be more than happy to help you.
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