Tutorial To Use QuickBooks Password Reset Tool- Forgotten Password

It is very natural for users to forget their passwords and to solve this trouble, Intuit developers introduced the QuickBooks password reset tool. It is a separate application that allows users to access their company file and change the password in a situation where they have forgotten it. You can download it from Intuit's official website. However, users should be aware that the QuickBooks admin password reset tool is not compatible with QBD 2020 and recent versions. 

Forgot your password and don’t know how to use the Intuit Password Reset Tool? Go through this blog for a detailed explanation or reach out to an expert at (855)-738-0359, and they will fix it for you.

Basic Guidelines to Create a Password

There are certain parameters that a password is required to match. You will need to take this into account while creating a new password. The guidelines for QuickBooks account passwords are:- 

Passwords should be up to seven characters.It should have at least one numeric character.There should be no space between any of the password characters.Keep the password simple to remember but difficult to guess.Avoid using any social network data.

Steps to Use Automated Password Reset Tool

Users are required to download a separate application and then enter in the required details to reset their password. These are the steps they need to follow:- 

Download and install the Automated password tool for QuickBooks tool on your system. It can be used to reset the password for any version of QuickBooks Desktop for Windows.Run it on your system and select your version of QuickBooks Desktop.

Important:- You should have the version of QuickBooks on your system in which you opened your company file last time. Otherwise, you will not be able to reset your password.

Enter the QuickBooks license number and business info used when you registered QuickBooks and then tap on Next.The phone number should be ten digits long without any extensions. At the start, don't use a 1 (+1). The +1 is automatically added to the phone number if you have selected the United States as the country. You can change the country setting by clicking on Select Country, then manually edit and save the phone number.

Note:- All the information that you enter in QuickBooks automated password reset tool should match the information you entered while creating your account. It includes the email address, main business phone number, and zip/postal code of the primary contact on the account. 

Accept the terms of the licence agreement. The Automated Password Reset tool will begin downloading automatically. Click on Download Now if it does not happen.

Important:- A prompt will appear on your screen asking it to Run or Save the file. Click on Save and then save it on your desktop.

Run the Automated Password Reset tool and enter the token number you received through your mail.Choose the same QuickBooks version from the QuickBooks Desktop Product list.Click on Browse for Company File and then choose the company file you want to reset the password for.Enter the correct Company File Admin User Name. It is different from the name ‘Admin’. Enter in your New Password and the Confirm New Password.Note:- Create a temporary password because QuickBooks will ask you to change it when you open the company file.Finally, tap on Reset Password.

So this is all about the QuickBooks password reset tool that you can use if you have forgotten your password. If you still have any doubts left, reach out to an expert at (855)-738-0359 and they will guide you on how to fix it.

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