If you wish to reset the QuickBooks admin password, check out the following video and then go through the manual steps given below:
Step 1. Confirm the latest version of QuickBooks Software before you follow further steps to reset
Password, for the QuickBooks admin and other users
Step 2. Now after this, open your QuickBooks support page, navigate to QuickBooks automated password reset tool and then search for the latest version by picking the accounting software while working on it.
Step 3. Follow the prompts displayed on a new page.
If you are a windows user you would be directed to fill it out online and if you are a Mac user then you would be directly sent to technical support.
Intuit will further provide prompts or software to reset the password for QB installation, followed by adding a new password.
Use Trick Question to Reset Password
Go to the login screen, and select, “I forgot my password“.
Answer the security question and click the ‘OK’ button.
Now open the window and change the QuickBooks password.
Moving forward, enter a new password and select a new challenge question.
Now press the Ok button
Your file will open and get displayed.
Tips to Set Concrete Password for QuickBooks Admin and User
While you are in the process to reset password, for the QuickBooks admin and other users, do not use simple passwords, rather use a complex password with at least 7 characters (including letters, numbers and special characters), at least 1 number, at least one uppercase letter.
Passwords are case sensitive. Make sure that Caps Lock and Num Lock keys are not pressed while you are setting a password.
There should be no space in the password. In case you have kept a gal somewhere, make sure you remove it.
Ensure that all the keys of your keyboard are functioning properly.
A login screen that asks for a password but not a username is the admin’s login screen. While you are loving to ensure that you are on the right screen.
You can also keep the admin password blank. Many users leave the admin password empty. You must know that this practice is not recommended by the makers of QuickBooks.
If the password is empty, press OK on the login screen without putting any password.
Now that you know the steps to reset password for QuickBooks admin and other users. You can conveniently follow them and execute them in one go. In case you are facing issues in setting or resetting the password, then there might be some other technical glitch that you have overlooked. Keep calm and get in touch with professionals & visit our website- QuickBooks Enterprise Support.