Question

How do I ensure that QuickBooks Desktop is running as an administrator?
Run QuickBooks as admi

Answer

You must be running QuickBooks Desktop in Admin mode. Most back-office machines are set to run as an Administrator automatically, but if you are running from your desktop computer, you may need to follow these steps. First, right-click QuickBooks Desktop and hit `Run as administrator.
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You can avoid having to remember to do this by setting the desktop icon to always run as an administrator by following these steps:

1. Click the QuickBooks Desktop Icon and hit Properties
2. Then hit Advanced
3. Check the box `Run as administrator
4. Click OK and then click ‘OK’ again.