How to use Automated Password Reset Tool for QuickBooks Desktop

QuickBooks Desktop password reset tool can help users who have forgotten their password for an admin account for a particular company file in the accounting software. There is a separate application available to help you reset the passwords on Mac. When you are working on the QuickBooks accounting software, you are requested to enter your login credentials to continue working on the software. If you have lost your password or forgotten the password, then you need to reset your QuickBooks password.

In this post, you’ll learn how to use the QuickBooks password reset tool to reset an admin account’s password.

Steps to Use QuickBooks Password Reset Tool?

QuickBooks password reset tool is a free utility to help you reset the password for an admin account in the QuickBooks Desktop software. Once the user verifies the details for his or her accounting software, he or she receives a token through which the password can be reset. You can use the Automated Password Reset Tool for your QuickBooks Desktop to reset your Admin Password.

• Click the tool from the list according to the version of QuickBooks Desktop you are using.
• From your QuickBooks Desktop application’s dashboard, choose your version of QB, then enter the license number and other information regarding your business that are requested. Then, click submit
• If the information is accurate then, it will send you are automatic regenerated access token to the registered email address only.
• In case, the information does not match, then log into the Intuit account and verify the information for the following:
  • Primary Contact Name & Email address
  • Primary address
  • License number of the product
  • Registered Phone Number
• Click on the checkbox that states you agree to the license agreement.
• Now, press the download tab from the dialog box.
• A download link will appear on the screen, click on the download link. You will see a dialog box with the option of either Run or Save. Click on the Save option and save it on your local desktop.
• The token number that you have received, enter its details in the Token Number
• Click on the same version of QuickBooks from the QuickBooks Products drop-down dialog box.
• Press the option, Browse for Company file, and then click on the Company file for which you want to reset your password.
• Now, you will be asked to enter the new login password credentials.
• Re-write the newly created password credentials again in the Confirm Password
• Press the Reset Password option and then close your application.
• Reboot your system and open your QuickBooks application.
• Enter the login passwords now and start working on your application.

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You have successfully reset the password for a standard user account on the QuickBooks desktop. Only an admin account can reset the password for a standard user account because standard user accounts lack the permission to make such changes. If you don’t remember the password for an admin account, then you can go to the solution provided above to reset your admin account password.

Conclusion

As you can see, there are many different ways to reset the password for an admin account. You can rely on the customer management portal or the QuickBooks automated password reset tool to create a new password and do away with the old one. Admin users can easily change and reset the password for a standard user account connected to the company file.

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