How to reset your QuickBooks admin password using the password reset tool?

​If you are a responsible business owner and looking forward to managing your business in the best possible way, then there are maximum chances that you must be using QuickBooks accounting solution.

You should know that the QB accounting solution has more than 85% of market share in the U.S and it is growing at a very fast pace in other countries as well. The easy to use UI and advanced accounting features make QB the hero of the accounting industry. From small businesses to accounting professionals, each and everyone uses the QuickBooks accounting solution in order to get palpable results from their efforts.

One of the biggest advantages of using QB is you can easily host it on the cloud platform by choosing a good cloud hosting provider and you should know that you can opt for cloud hosting services for the very powerful QB accounting solution in less than $30 per month. But in this blog post, we are not going to talk about what are the advantages of QB desktop or how you can use the QB desktop in order to make the most of it, but in this blog post, we are going to talk about one of the most common queries of people using QB and that is how to reset the password of QB desktop.
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If you are running a business then there are maximum chances that you must be having multiple admin panels and accounts on the online platform and remembering each and every password for every account and admin panel becomes quite difficult. This is one of the main reasons why many people forgot the password of their QB account. But if you have lost your QB passwords, then you don’t need to worry as in this blog post, we are going to talk about how you can easily reset your QB desktop password.

Looking at the security concerns

You should know the security concerns on the digital platform are increasing at a very fast pace and everyone, including the company behind the development and distribution of QB is looking forward to making their offering highly secured. This is one of the main reasons why QB has put a very thorough process in place for resetting your QB password.
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For many years, QB has provided the easy to use password reset tool for its users. But since this system was very easy to use, QB has made a couple of changes in this system to completely eliminate the chances of misuse of this password reset tool and one of those changes is the introduction of making it necessary to enter Canadian Social Insurance Number for resetting the password.

​Learn how to use QuickBooks password reset tool

• · First you need to download the QuickBooks Automated Password Reset Tool.
  
  

• In the QuickBooks Automated Password Reset Tool tab, the first option that you will get will be of the version of the QB desktop that you have last used for opening your company file. But one thing that you will need to know here is that this tool works only for the QB desktop version 2008 or later. Along with this, the version that you will be entering needs to be installed on the device that you will be using for accessing your password.

• If you are not aware of which version of QB you are using then you will simply need to press CTRL+1 or you can also press simply F2. This will make a product info pop up to appear on your screen. After that, you will just have to locate the version you are using by using the file header. Below it, you will find different types of codes. If the code is showing V24 then it means that you are using QuickBooks version 2014 and the same goes for all other versions as well.

• Now, you will need to enter your QB business info and you will also need to enter your license number as well. When you are done with these, then you will have to click on Submit. But make sure that all the data that you have entered must match with the information available in the Intuit system, even your email address. The email address that you have entered will get an email with the access token and that’s why making sure that you have entered the right information is very necessary.

• Then click on the license agreement and press Download. On the next screen, you will have to click on Download Now.

• After that, you will have to open the QBPasswordReset.exe file that you have downloaded in order to use the password reset tool.

• Now, enter the token number that you have received on your email id.

• Select the version of your QuickBooks.

• Browse the company file and choose that company file for which you want to reset the password.

• Now, enter a new password and finally click on the reset password field.

This is the whole process of resetting the password of your accounting software. You don’t need to take the help of an expert or call QB helpline number in order to reset your password as it is very easy to do process and it can be done by even a rookie as well.