How to Resolve the QuickBooks Won’t Open Issue?
From solopreneurs to SMEs, QuickBooks Desktop is used by thousands of businesses throughout the world to manage day-to-day accounting activities, like employee payroll, organizing income and expenses, tracking cash in and out, generating profit and loss reports, etc. Developed by Intuit, QuickBooks is not only reliable but also adaptable to the needs of different industries. The very interesting point about QuickBooks is that it offers its users a lifetime purchase of the application.
Though there are many advantages of using QuickBooks, we still cannot consider it an ideal accounting application because of its vulnerability to errors and bugs. Think of a situation in which you have some important accounting work to do but unable to use QuickBooks Desktop as it is not opening, sounds scary, right? To make sure that you can resolve face any such issues, we have come up with this post to discuss what exactly you need to do when QuickBooks won’t open on the computer.
Looking for immediate troubleshooting assistance to resolve the QuickBooks won’t open issue? If yes, feel free to speak to our technical support team at the toll-free number (844-888-4666).
What are the reasons due to which QuickBooks Desktop doesn’t start?
Down below, we have mentioned all the possible reasons due to which QuickBooks Desktop doesn’t start:
- There are some issues with the QuickBooks Desktop installation files, such as data corruption.
- Any necessary QuickBooks program file is either damaged or corrupted.
How to resolve the QuickBooks won’t open issue?
Solution 1) From the QuickBooks Tool Hub application, use the Quick Fix my Program tool
- From Intuit’s official website, download the QuickBooks Tool Hub application of the latest version (1.5.0.0).
- Select the QuickBooksToolHub.exe file you have downloaded and do as per the onscreen instructions to initiate its installation.
- To complete the QuickBooks Tool Hub installing, give consents to the terms and conditions.
- Double-select the icon of QuickBooks Tool Hub to open the application.
- Select the Program Problems at the left panel of the window.
- In the Fix My Program section, select the Quick Fix my Program button to run the tool.
- Once the tool is done fixing the QuickBooks program, try to open the QuickBooks Desktop application.
Solution 2) From the QuickBooks Tool Hub application, use the QuickBooks Install Diagnostic tool
- Open the QuickBooks Tool Hub application you have downloaded in solution 1.
- Select the Installation Issues tab at the left panel of the window.
- In the Fix My Installation Issues section, select the QuickBooks Install Diagnostic Tool button to run the tool.
- When the tool completes repairing the installation issues, reboot the computer.
- Now, try to open the QuickBooks Tool Hub application on the computer.
Solution 3) For Microsoft Windows, repair the QuickBooks Tool Hub application
- On the keyboard, press Windows + R keys at the same time to open the Run window.
- In the Run window, enter “appwiz.cpl” and then click on the OK button.
- From the list of installed programs, select the QuickBooks Desktop year version that needs to be repaired.
- Select the Repair option and then choose the Next button.
- When the Windows completes repairing QuickBooks Desktop, choose the Finish button.
- Reboot the computer.
- Now, try to open the QuickBooks Desktop application on the computer.
Solution 4) Reinstall QuickBooks Desktop with the help of the Clean Install tool
Step 1) From the computer, reinstall the QuickBooks Desktop application
- On the computer, select the Windows Start menu.
- Into the search column, enter “Run” and select Run from the top of the list.
- In the Run window, enter “appwiz.cpl” and then click on the OK button.
- From the list of installed programs, select the QuickBooks Desktop version year that needs to be removed from the computer.
- Select the Uninstall option and then choose the Next button to confirm.
Step 2) Use the Clean Install tool to rename the QuickBooks installation files
- Double-select the icon of QuickBooks Tool Hub to open the application.
- Select the Installation Issues tab at the left panel of the window.
- In the Fix My Installation Issues section, select the Clean Install button to run the tool.
- Select the version year of the QuickBooks Desktop application and then choose the Continue button.
- Once the message “Please install your copy of QuickBooks to the default location” pops up on the screen, select the OK button.
Step 3) Reinstall and re-register the QuickBooks Desktop application
- From Intuit’s official website, download the version year of the QuickBooks Desktop application you are using.
- Select the QuickBooks setup file and follow the onscreen instructions to install QuickBooks Desktop.
- Open the QuickBooks Desktop application and re-register it using the license & product information.
Conclusion:
Even after implementing all the troubleshooting solutions mentioned above in the post, if you are still facing the QuickBooks won’t open issue, then there is a great possibility that the Microsoft components, like MSXML or NET Framework, are either damaged or corrupted. Our recommendation for you is to try to repair the necessary MS components and see whether this fixes the error or not. For additional troubleshooting assistance resolving QuickBooks opening issues, feel free to get in touch with our QuickBooks professional team at the toll-free number (844-888-4666).
